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"I watched him from afar twice and never came close to him. I really don't know his name."

Widow Zhang answered and said carefully, "If Miss Second wants to know, I can help you find out. Their academy is very close to here, and I will be back soon."

Su Nuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Zhang."

After receiving the order, Widow Zhang left happily.

In fact, Su Nuan didn't really need to know the name of Cui Shaoyuan's classmate, because in her strange and realistic dream, although she didn't see the face of the man who hung Cui Shaoyuan on the beam, she intuitively knew that he was a middle-aged man, so she thought that the incident she wanted to explore had nothing to do with that classmate.

The reason why she asked Widow Zhang to inquire was simply because she wanted to get rid of her.

After Widow Zhang left, Su Nuan looked around to see if there was anyone around, then she pushed open Cui Shaoyuan's door and walked in, lifting her skirt.

Judging from the thickness of the dust in the room, no one has been here for a long time.

What made Su Nuan uneasy was that she felt a sense of familiarity after she stepped into the room.

Could it be that the original Xia Qingyan had some secret relationship with Cui Shaoyuan? Su Nuan's heart tightened when she thought of this. Suddenly, the image of Mu Yunting appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help feeling guilty.

After standing there in a daze for a while, Su Nuan calmed down and continued exploring.

Cui Shaoyuan's room is divided into two areas, the inner room is his bedroom and the outer room is his study.

The furnishings in the study are simple, with a desk and a row of bookshelves, which take up half of the area of ​​the study. Apart from that, there is nothing else in the study. This is very similar to Mu Yunting's study.

Su Nuan came to the desk and looked up at the beam. Cui Shaoyuan should be hanging there. Looking closely, she could see traces of rope wear on the beam.

Behind the desk is a bookshelf with the books neatly stacked. This is different from the scene in the dream. The bookshelf in the dream was very messy. Su Nuan guessed that it was probably because Cui came in and tidied it up.

The study was checked quickly, and the next was the bedroom. Su Nuan stepped into the bedroom with trepidation. Facing the unfamiliar environment, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She judged that Xia Qingyan had never been here.

Not finding anything in the bedroom, Su Nuan hurriedly left Cui Shaoyuan's room. After all, it was the room where someone had died, and she was extremely nervous staying there alone.

It cannot be said that there are no clues at all this time. At least Su Nuan can be sure that Xia Qingyan had been to Cui Shaoyuan's study before.

But for her, such clues were worse than nothing. Not only did they fail to solve the previous confusion, but they also increased her worries. She was very afraid that Xia Qingyan and Cui Shaoyuan had an unclear relationship.

When we arrived at the garden of the old house, several young people were gathered together chatting.

The man named Daniu said, "I must sign up for General Xia's army recruitment this time."

Ah Da said, "Forget it. If you join the army, your mother will have to go to the general to ask for you!"

"No, my mother will agree this time."

"Really? How did you convince Aunt Zhang?" A Da asked in surprise.

Daniu replied, "I said if I am not allowed to sign up this time, I will hang myself like Brother Shaoyuan did. My mother was afraid, so she agreed to let me sign up."

"Is this trick so effective? Then I'll try it on my mother. I'm going to sign up too." A Da said excitedly.

"Brother, I'm going too, I'm going too!" said Ah Er.

"What will happen to Mom if you go? You can't go. You have to stay at home and take care of Mom!"

"Why can you go but I can't? Why must I stay? There are so many people living here, anyone can help take care of mom. Besides, we have Sister Bi Tao and the Second Miss, they can come back to help us from time to time."

"Are you stupid? What is the Second Miss's current status? How could she come back so often?" A Da said loudly.

Ah Er seemed to feel that he had said something stupid and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Daniu said, "The eldest lady used to come back to see us, but unfortunately, she has never come back since the incident with Brother Shaoyuan."

Ah Da Dao: "Brother Shao Yuan is really stupid. Even if he likes the young lady, he shouldn't do such a thing. Not only does it make the young lady feel embarrassed, but he also loses face in front of the general."

Daniu said, "That's right. With our status, we can't even live a decent life without the blessing of the general, so how can we be worthy of the eldest lady? The eldest lady is like a fairy. Even if he likes the eldest lady, he should respect her in his heart."

Ah Er said, "The eldest lady is so pitiful. She was badly hurt by Brother Shaoyuan and the second lady. You can't judge a person by appearance. She actually did such a thing. She must be jealous of the eldest lady's gentleness and virtue. She is better than her in every way."

Ah Da Dao: "Just now you were counting on the Second Miss to help us, and now you are saying bad things about her behind her back. I think you have bad intentions too."

"Brother, how could you say that to me!"

"..."

Su Nuan heard the conversation between several people clearly. From these conversations, she could be sure that it was true that Cui Shaoyuan liked Xia Qingyao.

That's a bit strange. Xia Qingyao has been chosen by the emperor as his daughter-in-law. As a scholar, Cui Shaoyuan should know what it means to ruin Xia Qingyao's reputation under such circumstances. Since he likes Xia Qingyao, why does he cooperate with Xia Qingyan to do that kind of thing?

Should we destroy it if we can’t get it?

Just as Su Nuan was wondering about Cui Shaoyuan's purpose, Widow Zhang walked towards her from afar.

"Second Miss, why are you here? It's so hard for me to find you!"

Widow Zhang's voice echoed in the garden, making Su Nuan and the three young men who had just spoken ill of her feel very embarrassed.

"I wanted to walk around, but I ended up here. I was just about to go into the garden for a stroll!" Su Nuan inadvertently glanced at the three young men over there while speaking. She saw that their heads were almost hanging down to their chests. She couldn't help but feel happy when she thought that these three people were experiencing a large-scale social death at the moment.

It was no big deal to be said a few bad words. Besides, from what these people said, they were all honest people. Su Nuan naturally would not embarrass them. She pointed at the three of them and said loudly: "Who among you three can help me find Bi Tao and tell her that I am going back to the Prince's Mansion."

When the three heard this, they scrambled to go, and finally the three of them fled the garden shoulder to shoulder.

After a few people left, Widow Zhang also came to Su Nuan.

Su Nuan asked her: "How is it? Did you find out?"

Widow Zhang frowned and replied, "It's really strange. I clearly heard Cui say that the man was Shaoyuan's classmate, but I went to the academy and looked for him everywhere but couldn't find him."

This means that he didn't find out the man's name. Su Nuan didn't care about it at first and was going to say a few polite words and leave.

As a result, Widow Zhang continued, "I asked a few people, and someone really did see the person I mentioned, but that person was not from the academy, and they didn't know his name or background. They only said that Shao Yuan had a close relationship with that person before he died, and that person often came to the academy to see him."

Su Nuan was very surprised to hear this. Could a person who had close contacts with Cui Shaoyuan before his death be related to his death?