Ruan's Bieyuan and Shu's Bieyard are not too far away, the two of them stopped and went, but arrived at Yuyangzhuang in just over an hour.

Shu Qingwan took Lianyi to the pastry shop that the masked customers mentioned. Lianyi took a closer look, and it was indeed the small shop where Shu Qingwan and her often bought pastries when they were young. The furnishings inside have not changed. .

When the boss saw Shu Qingwan, he nodded his head at Shu Qingwan calmly. When his eyes turned to Lianyi, he was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and greeted Lianyi: "Master, what do you want to buy?"

Shu Qingwan followed Lianyi in, and said without being polite: "Boss Liao, pack some of each pastry for me, and prepare some tea."

Boss Liao saw that Shu Qingwan didn't shy away from it, and he no longer pretended not to know each other. He put on a fake smile and said, "Good boss, please come inside first."

Shu Qingwan watched Lian Yi look around strangely, walked to the side and took a bag of jujube cake, opened it and handed it to Lian Yi: "Are you hungry? Let's eat some first."

"When did you buy this restaurant?" Lian Yi took a sip and found that the taste hadn't changed at all, "It really still tastes the same, it's so delicious."

Lian Yi took another one, stuffed it into Shu Qingwan's mouth, and said with some doubts: "This store doesn't seem to be doing very well, are you losing money on this store?"

"Or, do you just use it as a stronghold?"

Shu Qingwan led Lian Yi to the back hall: "Three years ago, I came here to buy pastries. Boss Liao said that the business of the shop is not good, so I don't plan to open it."

"I thought, you used to love the pastries of this shop the most, so you paid for Boss Liao to keep it open."

"You bought this shop because of me?" Lian Yi was a little surprised. After she finished speaking, she suddenly thought that Shu Qingwan had already gone to the city at that time, and Boss Liao didn't want to open it. How could she just know that, " Wanwan, at that time, how often did you come here?"

Shu Qingwan guessed where Lian Yi was thinking about the problem, pulled her to sit down in the back room, and said shyly, "I'll come to buy some pastries in about ten days."

"At that time, I always held some hope, thinking that if you loved the pastries so much, if you were still alive, you would definitely come to buy them again, so I asked Boss Liao to help me pay more attention."

"No wonder." Lian Yi suddenly realized, "I mean, Boss Liao was stunned when he saw me just now. I thought I was wrong."

Boss Liao just came in with tea and cakes at this time, and he was a little embarrassed when he heard Lian Yi's words: "It's true, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'm a little rude."

"My master told me to wait for you here every day. I haven't waited for you for so many years. I thought...so I suddenly saw you. I didn't realize it. I made you laugh."

"So that's the case." Lian Yi also laughed, "It's true that we haven't seen each other for six years, time flies too fast."

"Yes, sir, please use it slowly." After the shopkeeper Liao finished speaking, he bent slightly and stepped back.

When Shopkeeper Liao went out, Lian Yi turned around and joked, "Then you don't come here often. Later, everyone sees that you are here often, so they take this place as a stronghold, right?"

Lian Yi was just joking, but Shu Qingwan gave a "huh" unexpectedly.

Lian Yi suddenly felt distressed, leaned over and scratched Shu Qingwan's nose: "Stupid! How did you do so many stupid things."

"Since you miss me so much and suspect that I am Ruan Lianyi, why don't you try boldly?"

"Look, you often went to my house at that time, and we still had many opportunities to stay together alone, you should rush over, lift my hood, hold my face up, Wouldn't I be revealing myself?"

"At that time, you knew to look at me, or else you just looked at the wall of the east courtyard, and you didn't know how to verify it yourself."

Thinking of the domineering CEO Shu Qingwan, Lian Yi thought the scene was funny: "Forget it, you can't do this kind of thing, but if I knew you were so stupid, I should have... ..."

When Lian Yi said this, she just felt that God's will was tricking people.

In fact, at the beginning, each had their own helplessness. At that time, she was still carrying a sea of ​​blood and deep hatred, so how could she bear Shu Qingwan's full of affection.

Even if she knew, she might not be able to do anything.

Lian Yi put away her smile, feeling a little distressed in her heart: "Wan Wan, I'm sorry, I really owe you too much."

Shu Qingwan handed the poured tea to Lian Yi, and said with a slight smile, "It's nothing, I should be the one thanking you, thank you for not letting me wait in vain, and finally returning to my side."

The clothes were warm and touched, and moved: "Woohoo ... late and night, there is nothing to report, you can only make a promise, please laugh more."

"Okay." Shu Qingwan answered with a smile while drinking tea.

"Don't dislike me, although I don't know anything." Lian Yi said, "But you can't return the goods, the raw rice has been boiled into popcorn."

Shu Qingwan put the pastry on the plate in front of Lian Yi: "Okay, no refund."

Lian Yi ate the pastry, her small mouth bulging: "Woooo...how are you so nice, you are really a fairy."

"Then if I leave home and have no money, you will support me."

Shu Qingwan handed the teacup to Lian Yi's mouth, smiled softly and said, "Okay, I'll take care of it."

Lianyi drank tea with Shu Qingwan's hands, looked towards the roof, and prayed with both hands: "Oh mother! You don't have to worry about me doing nothing, and I won't be able to eat in the future. Big money on the list!"

Shu Qingwan was teased by Lian Yi's appearance, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened.

The two chattered and joked for a while, ate cakes and drank tea, Shu Qingwan left a message of meeting, and took Lianyi to Shu's manor.

Shu Qingwan hadn't gone back there for a long time. Recently, she was busy investigating Li Shaoheng and Pei Yanfeng, and was distracted by worrying about Lian Yi's safety. It had been a long time since she went there alone to relax.

At this time, the yard is covered with dust everywhere, and there are countless dead leaves scattered on the ground. At first glance, it looks very depressed.

Shu Qingwan originally wanted to do the cleaning by herself, but when she bent down, she would tear the wound on her body. Seeing that Lian Yi folded up her sleeves and took the broom, she didn't stop her.

Under her guidance, Lian Yi swept the floor and fetched water, and tidied up the yard and the back room. Amidst the laughter and laughter, the sun gradually set to the west, and the light turned into a warm orange.

Shu Qingwan sat on the stone bench in the yard, watching the scene of the orange color spreading through the leaves on the ground, the jumpsuit with the sleeves rolled up poured the water from the wooden basin into the corner of the yard, and smiled at her when he raised his eyes, I just felt that the whole bottom of my heart was warmed into a whole piece.

This kind of scene is an extravagant expectation that she never dared to dream about. It is so warm and practical. She really hopes that time can stop at this moment, so that she and Lian Yi can grow old in such an instant, and turn their hair white while laughing.

Seeing that the light had been gradually withdrawn by the sun, Lianyi finished cleaning, packed dinner at a nearby farmhouse restaurant, and had a simple meal with Shu Qingwan.

As the night gradually darkened, the two sat on the stone bench in the yard chatting about the past, and the gate was knocked several times.

Lian Yi got up and opened the courtyard door. There were several people dressed in civilian clothes standing at the door, but she still recognized at a glance that the leader was the masked man who had told her the address in the river in the original West Town.

When the masked leader saw Lianyi inside the door, he was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and called "Master".

"Come on." Lian Yi smiled kindly and stepped out of the way, "Come in."

Hearing this, the masked leader stepped into the door, followed by three or four young men, standing together in the courtyard, bowing towards Shu Qingwan and saying, "Master."

Shu Qingwan took a sip of tea: "Did he spit out anything after so many days?"

The masked leader paused for a moment, then shook his head with a little disappointment: "No, no matter what tricks we use, how we torture him, he only said that he followed Li Shaoheng's orders before he went to assassinate the young master."

This result was expected by Lian Yi and Shu Qingwan a long time ago, so it is not surprising.

"En." Shu Qingwan responded, and said calmly, "Then bring him in."

The masked leader answered "Yes", put his fingers in his mouth, and blew a sharp whistle. After a while, the door of the room that Lianyi had just closed rang twice.

Before Lianyi could stand up this time, the man standing at the end ran to the door nimbly, and opened it lightly.

Looking at the only lantern on the stone table in the yard, Lian Yi saw four men dressed in plain clothes coming outside the door, and at the end there was a man escorted by him, wearing night clothes, with his head bowed so that he couldn't see his face clearly.

The four men in plain clothes and the man who opened the door gave a slight nod, and then came in with the man in night clothes, and immediately pushed the man to the ground, falling in front of Lian Yi and Shu Qingwan.

Only now did Lian Yi realize that the leader of the assassins was missing a calf, and his clothes were torn. He fell to the ground like this, and he was so weak that he couldn't get up for a long time. It can be seen that he was tortured a lot during this period.

Dried blood was all over his body and face, and even the cloth strips used to bind up the broken part of his calf were blood-stained, and he looked very embarrassed.

But even so, the eyes of the assassin leader still showed determination, without the slightest hint of fear.

Lian Yi approached with a lantern in his hand, squatted down and looked at the panting leader of the assassins: "I have assassinated many times, this time I finally met formally."

"You don't look too bad, don't tell me you are also a son of some family?"

The leader of the assassins acted as if he hadn't heard Lian Yi's words, he just pursed his lips tightly and didn't even look at Lian Yi.

Lian Yi had no choice but to ask: "You are so hotly pursued and assassinated. Could it be that my Ruan family owes you something? Or are you just listening to Pei Yanfeng, and you come and kill me when he asks you to kill me?"

"Today I will give you a chance to speak up. If there is any secret, you can tell it. I will give you justice."

The leader of the assassins took a little breath, and said weakly: "I said, I have never heard of Pei Yanfeng, I was just sent by Mr. Li, and I have nothing to hide."

"Hey, you're quite loyal." Lianyi held up the lantern and stood up, "I've been recognized by others, but you still refuse to admit it."

"Did Pei Yanfeng give you how much money, or did he give you some benefits? If you recruit, how about we give you double?"

As expected, the leader of the assassins remained indifferent, and just continued to grit his teeth without saying a word.

Lian Yi retreated back to the stone table, and still sat next to Shu Qingwan: "It really is a tough bone, it doesn't look easy to chew on."

Shu Qingwan looked at the masked leader: "I asked you to investigate, how is your investigation going?"

The masked leader came forward upon hearing the words, but glanced at Lianyi, then leaned over to whisper a few words to Shu Qingwan, and after being instructed by Shu Qingwan, he nodded and walked towards the door .

Lian Yi also glanced at the masked leader, then looked back at Shu Qingwan, puzzled and said, "Hey? What does he mean by looking at me? Don't think I didn't see it."

The masked leader didn't dare to say anything, just lowered his head slightly and raised his feet to go out, and then disappeared into the vast night.

Shu Qingwan answered the words honestly: "Because I ordered him to do these things before I went to Pei's house, and asked him to pass the information to you after he found out."

Shu Qingwan didn't explain clearly, but Lian Yi understood.

At that time, Shu Qingwan must have gone to Pei's house with the intention of dying together. Naturally, he thought that he would never return, so he asked them to pass the information they found to her.

Lian Yi's expression darkened, and she wanted to say a few words of pity for Shu Qingwan, but there were so many people present, she was too embarrassed to speak, and she heard Shu Qingwan add: "And because, the assassin The cause, as you might expect, has something to do with you."

Lian Yi let out an "ah", and saw Shu Qingwan re-pour her a cup of tea, and then walked up to the leader of the assassins: "You can't hide it, I know you are from Pei Yanfeng, we have met before."

"Four years ago, in Pei's Songshan Courtyard, I was wearing a veiled hat. It's normal for you not to recognize me, but I remember you."

The leader of the assassins didn't answer. I don't know if it was acquiescence or dismissiveness.

Shu Qingwan said again: "I've already checked your background, neither you nor your sister have ever been named to the Black Snake Gang, they are just people who help Pei Yanfeng in private."

What Shu Qingwan said meant that the leader of the assassins and her sister were not professional assassins like the Black Snake Gang, and that he assassinated Lian Yi with some personal emotions in it.

It's just that Lian Yi couldn't figure it out, why did this assassin suddenly have a younger sister, and Shu Qingwan mentioned it so suddenly, could it be that he also had an intersection with them?

Lian Yi hadn't recovered from this message, and heard Shu Qingwan say again: "The reason why you have obeyed orders many times to assassinate Ruan Linyi is not only Pei Yanfeng's orders, but also because your mother was a servant of the Ruan family. ,Is it right?"

Seeing the assassin's expression moved by Shu Qingwan's words, Lian Yi also expressed surprise at these contents: "A servant of the Ruan family? What's the reason for this? Our Ruan family has always treated slaves well?"

Shu Qingwan turned to look at Lian Yi, and then explained: "When you were eight years old, you fell into the ice spring. At that time, there was a young nanny who took care of you. Drive out of the Ruan Mansion."

"Wait!" Lian Yi was a little unresponsive, "I remember this nanny, she seemed...we didn't poison her, did we? The beating seemed to be a beating, but later my mother regretted it a bit and thought It was too harsh, and then someone gave her 50 taels of silver..."

"You're lying!" Before Lian Yi finished speaking, he was stopped by the leader of the assassins in a cold voice, "You never sent money to my mother at all! You also poisoned and dumbed her, causing her to have no redress for her grievances, illiterate and Unable to express, and finally died in depression."

Lian Yi didn't want to argue with the assassin leader, she thought about it for a while, and looked at Shu Qingwan: "I really remember that we gave the money, really!"

"Because my mother said at the time that I saved my life and was blessed by the Bodhisattva, so I regretted beating that nanny so hard. I still remember that my mother asked some old nanny to send money in front of me. .”

"Besides, there's no reason for my mother to poison her. Could it be that she's afraid that she might say something secret?"

"But she is a young nun, what secret can she know?"

Before Lian Yi finished speaking, there was a slight sound outside the door, Shu Qingwan answered, "Just ask for details."

As soon as Shu Qingwan finished speaking, the masked leader dragged an old woman out of the night, stepped into the door, and pushed the old woman in front of everyone.

The old woman seemed to be overly frightened, she kept her hands together, raised her head above her head, bent her body, and murmured, "Please forgive me, please forgive me".

After entering the yard, seeing Lian Yi sitting on the stone bench, he rushed over and was about to reach out to grab the hem of Lian Yi's clothes: "My lord! Are you the son of the Ruan family? Save this old slave quickly, They, they're going to kill me!"

Lian Yi was taken aback, and yanked the hem of the clothes to dodge: "Who is this, who, if you have something to say, don't move!"

The old woman pulled her loose hair back, revealing a wrinkled face, and said anxiously: "My lord! This old slave is Wang Momo? Don't you remember me? This old slave used to be your nanny Mama!"

The masked leader got a signal from Shu Qingwan, and hurried over to hold Wang Momo, dragging her away from Lianyi's vicinity.

The old woman was dragged by the masked leader, and she became even more flustered: "Master! Save me, the old slave also took care of Miss Lianyi later, do you remember the old slave? Miss Lianyi was also taken care of by the old slave when she was young. Yes!"

Reminded by Wang Momo, Lian Yi remembered such a character: "Oh it's you, I remembered."

"Oh, that's right! At that time, my mother seemed to ask her to send money."

After Lian Yi finished speaking, she looked at Shu Qingwan: "She seems to be expelled from the house after the assassin incident. What are you arresting her for?"

Lian Yi asked, and Shu Qingwan didn't want to hear Wang Mama's wailing and howling: "Mr. Ruan said, before, the old lady of the Ruan family asked you to send 50 taels of silver to Nanny Yao, can you give it?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Momo suddenly stopped howling, and immediately said with a guilty conscience, "Send...send."

The assassin leader answered immediately: "Fart! When did you send the money? If you did, how many members of my family are there? Who received the money? Come and confront me!"

"The old lady just... just gave it away!" Wang Momo said in a low voice, "But how can I, how can I remember what happened so long ago..."

The leader of the assassins was about to refute, but Shu Qingwan stopped him: "You just said that your mother was wronged, if your mother didn't take good care of Miss Ruan's family, was kicked out of the house, beaten and made dumb, it was her fault. It’s okay, it’s not wrong.”

The assassin leader said anxiously: "What deserves it! That is not my mother's responsibility at all!"

"My mother once told me by gestures that she was not the one who took care of Ruan Lianyi at that time. She was the only one who was dragged here. She was just a nanny who took care of the food. It was the nanny who was lazy and insisted on calling her I went to the nurse, and while the two were talking, Ruan Lianyi fell into the water, and the nurse put the blame on my mother."

"As for the Ruan family, they didn't listen to my mother's pleading, they forced my mother to be dumb, beat her up again, and kicked her out of the mansion, after that they just ignored her."

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