Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

The big lock on the door snapped, and the room returned to darkness.

Xie Changrong stared at the food box with dull eyes, then wandered over to it like a lonely ghost, opened it, and ate without tasting the food.

She didn't understand why her parents wouldn't let her go.

It has been more than a month. She has tried various ways, such as knocking on the door and shouting, but to no avail. Xie Changrong gradually began to compromise. Perhaps this was her fate. No matter how hard she tried, she could not climb up.

In her life, she could only be the legitimate daughter of a minister, and could only marry a man of equal social status. She would have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life, but would never have anything to do with wealth.

Is this the end?

A tear welled up in Xie Changrong's red eyes. Suddenly, she felt something flashing. She subconsciously closed her eyes, then slowly walked forward and took the food out of the food box.

The food box is woven with bamboo strips, and a blade is embedded at the bottom.

The blade was narrow and thin, only about the length of a finger, as if it had been accidentally left inside.

Xie Changrong picked up the blade, then turned around and looked at the backyard window that was nailed shut with wooden boards.

Thoughtful.

……

The night sinks like water.

In the apricot garden, Feng Jia was bathing. Flower petals covered the water surface. The hazy water vapor rose up little by little, making her face slightly red.

She has been in Xie Mansion for more than two months.

Her originally thin body became plumper little by little due to good nutrition. Her skin became whiter and smoother. Her pointed chin became rounder, and her eyes and eyebrows looked more and more like her biological mother, the deceased Bianzhou's courtesan Aunt Liu.

She has not been idle in the past two months. She has disciplined Madam Liu and made Mrs. Meng lose trust in Xie Qian. The sixth young master Xie Siyan has also gradually lost favor because of his pleading for his mother.

But it's not enough.

Just wait, she is going to turn the Prime Minister's Mansion upside down!

Suddenly, there were light footsteps outside.

"Emerald hairpin?"

No reply.

Only then did Feng Jia realize something was wrong. It was too quiet outside, even the meowing of the wild cat that always ran into her yard to beg for food had disappeared.

Feng Jia stood up alertly, put on her skirt, and covered herself with a cloak. However, before she finished tying her belt, she heard footsteps again, this time outside the window!

The next moment, the window was broken.

A man in night clothes flew in. Feng Jia's eyelids jumped. Before she could react, a long sword with a cold glow was already against her neck.

"Don't make a sound."

The moment the man in black saw her, his eyes seemed to tremble slightly.

But the sword in his hand did not soften at all, and he said in a hoarse voice: "If you don't want to die, just be obedient."

Feng Jia's face was full of fear and she nodded tremblingly.

There were chaotic footsteps and voices of questioning outside, and from the sound of them, they should be the guards of Xie Mansion.

"You are a smart man and should know what to do." The man in black moved his gaze from the window to Feng Jia.

Feng Jia nodded tremblingly again, her eyes filled with fear, her eyebrows drooping, as if she was about to cry.

The man in black frowned slightly, and after a while, he comforted him: "As long as you do what I say, I won't hurt you."

After saying this, he slowly put away his sword.

The moment the sword was sheathed, the black-clothed man's eyelashes suddenly twitched, which was a signal of danger.

But it was too late.

Feng Jia's arm rushed straight towards the man in black's face with a cold murderous intent. The man in black raised his knife to block it, but the blade hit Feng Jia's arm with a ding sound and was blocked back.

This woman, it turns out, was just pretending to be delicate!

There are even magical weapons to protect yourself.

"Do you know martial arts?" The black-clothed man's eyes were filled with hard-to-conceal fierceness.

Feng Jia didn't waste time talking to him. She flew forward again. When her wrist guard was half an inch away from the black-clothed man's eyes, it was blocked again. A cold light gradually appeared in the man's eyes: "Don't force me to kill you."

"It's still uncertain who will kill whom."

Feng Jia sneered, then pressed the switch. The front end of the wrist guard instantly extended half an inch, and the sharp claws cut through iron like mud!

The man felt a pain on his arm and took a step back. When he looked again, he saw that his clothes were torn and there were clear claw marks on his arm, deep enough to see the bone.

"Vicious woman!"

"You're flattered." Feng Jia curled her lips. "Are you dressed like a night assassin? Why, you're not pretending to be a cripple today?"

The man paused suddenly.

It turned out that she had recognized him a long time ago.

The man said, "I should have killed you in Stone City!"

"It's a pity that one wrong move leads to ten thousand mistakes," Feng Jia curled her lips, "This time, it's the same. You can't kill me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chaotic footsteps were approaching, accompanied by the sound of armor colliding, and the light of the burning torches was about to be printed on the window.

"If I were you, I would definitely run for my life first," Feng Jia said slowly, "With your skills, the guards of Xie Mansion are definitely no match for you. Of course, neither am I. But you don't really fight. Why? I guess you're afraid of exposing your identity, so it's troublesome to be entangled by those people, right?"

The man didn't say anything, seeming to be thinking.

Feng Jia smiled and said, "That's it."

"I'll show you a clear way. Go through this window and go straight along the river to get out of Xie's house."

The man glanced in the direction she pointed with a complicated look.

"believe it or not."

Seeing that the guards were about to rush in, the man no longer hesitated and escaped through the window.

Almost at the same time, Feng Jia's door was slammed open by someone.

The cruel look on Feng Jia's face disappeared completely, replaced by panic and fear. She almost collapsed to the ground.

The leading guard immediately showed contempt on his face, and seeing that she was only wearing a thin cloak which was not tied tightly, and her graceful curves could be vaguely seen, he could not help but stare at her twice more, and his eyes became malicious.

After a while, he asked, "Miss Nine, have you seen the thief?"

Feng Jia seemed to wake up in shock, and pointed out the window with trembling hands.

The guards looked at each other and immediately chased after him.

There is indeed a river at the back door of Xingyuan, but the end of the river is not an escape route, but is connected to Chonglanyuan, the home of Xie Hui, the fourth wife.

After going around in circles, he was back again. Looking at the towering wall in front of him, Li Yunyu knew that he had been deceived.

The tail behind is still following closely.

They caught up so quickly, it seemed someone was showing them the way. Li Yunyu narrowed his eyes.

Xie Lanzhao is such a vicious woman.

"Ninth Miss, are you okay?" The little maid Cui Chai ran in from outside the yard in a panic. Seeing Feng Jia sitting on the couch safely and soundly, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Just now, a thief broke into the fourth master's yard. The guard came to us and said that the thief had entered our apricot garden. Before I had the chance to tell the young lady, I was caught and interrogated by them. Fortunately, you are okay!" Cui Chai said, patting her chest.

"You said the thief just broke into the fourth master's yard?"

Cui Chai nodded: "I heard that from Madam Zhou beside the old lady."

Feng Jia asked, "Did you lose anything?"

"I heard from the fourth master that only some gold and silver jewelry and a few banknotes were lost."

lie.

She had just fought with that man, and gold and silver were heavy. If the other party was hiding these things on him, she would definitely notice it.

But why did Xie Hui lie?