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"Miss, no!" Xianyue said hurriedly, "Miss, how can you go to an unlucky place like Yizhuang?"

"It's just a few corpses. There might be some clues on Zhu'er." Chu Huanyan's tone was calm and determined.

Since there is something fishy about Zhu'er's death, she must continue to investigate, not only because it is possible to get hold of Chu Wanyan or the Zhou family, but also because Zhu'er was sent back to the Zhou family by herself, so naturally this matter cannot be It was revealed so vaguely.

At nightfall.

Although Xian Yue repeatedly requested, Chu Huanyan still let her stay in the Hou Mansion and only took Yun Chen to Yizhuang outside the city.

Tonight is the beginning of the month, and a faint crescent moon touches the sky. The light is dim, adding a bit of gloom and depth.

Yun Chen quietly released the incense, and after making sure that the people guarding Yizhuang were asleep, he opened the door to Chu Huanyan from inside.

The Yizhuang outside the city is under the jurisdiction of the Yamen. Most of the corpses parked here are those without family members. They usually stay here for a few days, and then specialized people will deal with them.

Because of the taboo, few people come around this Yizhuang. It is very desolate. Not to mention the night, even the daytime seems a bit gloomy.

"Miss, be careful." Yun Chen held the candle in his hand and pointed it down slightly, illuminating the road under Chu Huanyan's feet more clearly.

It's summer now, and there are some corpses in Yi Zhuang that haven't been disposed of in time, and they have begun to gradually emit a putrid smell.

Looking at the seven or eight corpses in front of him, all covered with white cloth, Yun Chen handed the fire candle in his hand to Chu Huanyan and motioned her to stand where she was. Then he took out the fire folder in his sleeve and went to Chu Huanyan one by one. Check it out.

After a while, Yun Chen spoke in a low voice, signaling that he had been found.

Chu Huanyan stepped forward and examined Zhu'er's body by the candlelight.

Pearl's body was just delivered today and had not been processed yet, so it was simply placed on a wooden bed.

The skin color is pale, probably because the salvage was still in time, so there is no swelling from the soak, and the face can still be clearly distinguished.

Chu Huanyan took a rough look, and there didn't seem to be any injuries on the surface. She took off the hairpin from her head and opened Pearl's collar slightly. There were no red marks or wounds on her neck.

Only the nails were worn, broken, and stained, but this was probably caused by struggling and grabbing onto the wall of the well after falling into the well.

"It does look like he drowned." Chu Huanyan wrapped the hairpin in a handkerchief and put it into her sleeve.

"If he took advantage of her and pushed the person into the well suddenly, it would be normal if there were no injuries on his body." Yun Chen said, "Also..."

"Also, even if you are caught and thrown into the well, if you are not strong enough, there may not be any scars." Chu Huanyan took over what Yun Chen said and said.

The latter nodded, "That's right."

When Chu Huanyan was thinking about covering it with the white cloth again, the next moment, she suddenly saw the beads on Zhuer's bun.

When Pearl went to the Hou Mansion several times before, she had never seen Pearl wearing it.

The workmanship of this beaded flower is exquisite. At first glance, it seems that it is not just bought from a street stall.

Although Pearl got the ten taels of silver she gave her, judging from her recent food and drink expenses, she might not be able to afford this pearl flower with the remaining silver.

"Is there any more handkerchief?" Chu Huanyan asked Yun Chen.

The latter immediately took out a handkerchief and said, "Yes."

After taking the handkerchief, Chu Huanyan wrapped the pearl flower with the handkerchief and pulled it off Zhu'er's head.

"Miss, let me do it." Yun Chen stretched out his hand.

Chu Huanyan handed the beaded flower to him, "Put it away. When the time comes, let someone check which shop the beaded flower comes from and who bought it."

After saying that, Chu Huanyan's eyes fell on Zhu'er again.

Although in her heart, she always felt that Zhu'er was not a good person and had no good impression of her, but the person who was alive a few days ago was now turned into a corpse here, and Chu Huanyan still felt a little uncomfortable. .

After slowly exhaling, Chu Huanyan covered her with a white cloth and said to Yun Chen, "Let's go."

When I walked to the door, the night wind picked up, and the last faint moon in the sky was covered by clouds.

A gust of wind blew by, the candle in Yun Chen's hand went out, and the surroundings became dim.

Chu Huanyan, who was going down the steps, suddenly lost her footing.

"Be careful!" Yun Chen grabbed Chu Huanyan's arm to prevent her from falling.

Chu Huanyan stood firm, took a deep breath, suppressed her fast heartbeat, and said, "Thank you."

With that said, he signaled to Yun Chen to let go of him.

Yun Chen hesitated for a moment, but did not let go completely. Instead, he carefully held Chu Huanyan's wrist downwards.

"The light was dim, I held the lady."

Chu Huanyan frowned slightly, but looking at the dim light in the courtyard and Yun Chen's vaguely tense look, she didn't say anything in the end and allowed him to pull her out of the courtyard.

Step by step, Yun Chen seemed to be walking extremely slowly, and he still didn't let go of Chu Huanyan until he left Yizhuang.

"It's okay, please let me go." Chu Huanyan said.

"I...I'll take the lady to the carriage."

Chu Huanyan glanced at the gate of Yizhuang and said, "It still needs to be closed."

Only then did Yun Chen react and slowly let go of Chu Huanyan, "Miss, wait a moment."

After saying that, Yun Chen re-entered Yizhuang, closed the door and flew out again.

At this time, the wind blew away the clouds, revealing the faint moonlight behind again.

Chu Huanyan walked to the side of the carriage, but did not rush to get up. She just leaned aside.

They rushed out of the city before the city gate was closed. Now if they wanted to return to the Marquis Mansion, they would naturally have to wait until dawn before entering the city.

Yun Chen stood quietly next to Chu Huanyan without saying a word, only occasionally turning his head to glance at her side face.

After a long time, Chu Huanyan finally spoke.

"Yun Chen..."

"Miss, I'm here." Yun Chen immediately turned around and responded.

"Who are you?" Chu Huanyan glanced sideways and met Yun Chen's gaze.

The latter was stunned for a moment, and then a dark color quickly filled his eyes.

"Miss, do you suspect that I am a bad person?"

Chu Huanyan shook her head gently, "No, I just think you are a little special."

After a pause, she withdrew her gaze and looked again at the dark woods ahead.

"When I first rescued you, you were seriously injured. I thought you were from the Jianghu. To be honest, I even asked someone to take your portrait to the government along the way to make sure there was nothing wrong with you before I dared to take you away. Go back to the Marquis Mansion."

Yunchen's eyes trembled and he spoke softly: "What about now, why does the lady suddenly not believe me again?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that you have good looks and excellent martial arts skills. But after getting along with you for a long time, you made me feel that you don't have the aura of a gangster in you. And..."

"What else?" Seeing Chu Huanyan stop, Yun Chen asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that my intuition told me that you are not that simple." Chu Huanyan swallowed Liu Zhaoran's strangeness that day, "Yunchen, I just want to know, who are you?"

Last night, Xianyue told her that the people who went to investigate Yun Chen didn't find any information at all, and there was no evidence to prove that there was something wrong with Yun Chen.

However, she was not relieved in her heart. Instead, she felt more and more strange.

Although the intensity of the investigation she sent was not as strong as that of the government, how could a living person not find any information at all under normal circumstances.

The moonlight was once again covered up, and everything around seemed particularly quiet in the darkness.

Yun Chen stood beside Chu Huanyan and looked at her without saying a word. There seemed to be countless clues hidden in his eyes, but it was hard to figure out.

But this time, Chu Huanyan did not give up in Yun Chen's silence like he did when he asked Yun Chen why he was hostile to Lin Zeyuan several times before.

But after a long silence, he still looked directly at Yun Chen.

Finally, the latter spoke.