The next day, the sky was still gray, so Huangfu Nan reluctantly left the soft bed, got up and went to meet Zhan Zhao in front of the mansion.

In the gray sky, the tall and straight body of the man stood under the big tree in front of the door. The steed beside him kicked the bluestone pavement with its front feet. The horse's head moved towards the man from time to time. He touched the fur on the horse's neck and whispered a few words.

When Huangfu Nan, who was dozing off, saw such a scene, most of the dozing off immediately ran away.She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, it really is the love of beauty, everyone has it, she just saw a picture of a beautiful man and a horse early in the morning, and she actually had such a refreshing effect.

"Sorry, did I keep you waiting?" Huangfu Nan led the horse and walked over.

Hearing the sound, Zhan Zhao looked over and shook his head, "I just arrived."

Huangfu Nan nodded, and turned on the horse neatly. In the morning wind, the water-green belt fluttered. The moment she got on the horse and looked towards Zhan Zhao, the green hairband fell from behind her. There is a feeling of otherworldly fireworks in ancient books.Even though he was as calm and self-retaining as Zhan Zhao, he couldn't help shaking his head.

Zhan Zhao coughed lightly, got on his horse and asked, "Fourth Miss, time is running out, can we set off?"

"Well, good." Huangfu Nan looked at him with a smile, holding the rein in his hand, and with a sound of "drive", the horse started to gallop on the deserted street in the early morning.Seeing this, Zhan Zhao rode his horse and chased after him.

In the early morning mist, a man and a woman rode their horses out of Hangzhou City and headed straight for Yulin Town, two hundred miles away.

Zhang Chen's family background is located in Hangzhou, it is said that his family background is quite wealthy, and he is located in Yulin Town, where is the richest man there.The Zhang Mansion is built along the lake, and you can glimpse the magnificent gate of the Zhang Mansion through the weeping willows by the lake.There are a lot of trees by the lake, and it’s summer. Although the flowers and plants are not as colorful as in spring, if you don’t have important things to do, this is also a good place to relax.

Zhan Zhao and Huang Fu Nan reined in their horses in front of the gate of the Zhang Mansion and dismounted respectively.

Huangfu Nan looked around, and recited a poem irresponsibly: "The dog meat of the Zhu family stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road."

Zhan Zhao: "...I'll knock on the door."

The person who came to answer the door was the butler of Zhang's residence, he heard that they were people from the government, so he hurriedly welcomed Zhan Zhao and Huang Funan into the hall. ,

"You two, please wait a moment. Both my master and young master have gone out. The old lady is not seeing any guests in the back house. I have sent someone to inform the young lady."

Zhan Zhao nodded, "My housekeeper is here."

Looking at the leaving figure of the butler, Huangfu Nan thought of Zhang Chen who had been killed, and a feeling of sadness suddenly surged in his heart. The peace of this house would soon be broken after all.

Zhang Chen's wife fainted on the spot after learning the news of her husband's death, and the servants saw the master fainted, and they were in a mess.

Huangfu Nan squatted in front of Mrs. Zhang who was half lying on the ground, and among the people who stretched out their hands to pinch her, Mrs. Zhang woke up slowly.

"Madam Zhang?" Huangfu Nan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Madam Zhang's eyes.

Mrs. Zhang was in a trance at first, but then she came back to her senses, stretched out her hand and grabbed Huangfu Nan's hand, tears streaming down her face, "Miss, what you said just now, isn't it true? My husband, he, he—"

Huangfu Nan nodded his heavy head, and said softly: "Madam, please forgive me."

Mrs. Zhang burst into tears when she heard the words, and she couldn't stop crying.

Huangfu Nan looked up at Zhan Zhao helplessly.Zhan Zhao, who was wearing a royal blue gown, was standing outside the door with his back to the light. Huangfu Nan couldn't see the expression on his face, but felt that the man was standing at the door, standing tall, but all around him were low air pressure.

All the sorrow and suffering in the world are nothing more than life and death.

Huangfu Nan pulled his eyes back and looked at Madam Zhang, the servant girl of the Zhang residence had already helped her up, she saw her red-eyed, sobbing and said: "It's all my fault, if I didn't insist on not letting him marry that little bastard, he He won’t go to Hangzhou, I’m the one who killed him.”

"Madam, what did you say?" Huangfu Nan asked.

Mrs. Zhang was startled, and looked at Huangfu Nan with red eyes.

"Just now you said why Master Zhang left Yulin Town for Hangzhou?" Huangfu Nan asked softly.

Mrs. Zhang didn't reply, but waved her hand, motioning to the two maids beside her to help her leave the hall.

Huangfu Nan was stunned, and quickly chased after him, "Mrs. Zhang, did you quarrel before Master Zhang left?"

Mrs. Zhang looked sad. Seeing Huangfu Nan catching up and asking about the things that troubled her heart, she couldn't hide her anger when she was sad, and her voice was aggressive: "My husband was accidentally killed, and I am mourning for his death. But when I was sad, the girl came to ask me if I had a quarrel with him when we got together for the last time?"

Huangfu Nan choked and was about to speak, when a deep male voice sounded beside her.

"Ma'am, we don't mean to offend, but Mr. Zhang was killed. Anything that happened to him recently will help us solve the case as soon as possible. Are you willing to let him die so inexplicably?"

That was Zhan Zhao's voice.

Huangfu Nan breathed a sigh of relief, she did not intend to offend.

Mrs. Zhang heard the words and looked at Zhan Zhao, only to see the sincerity and calmness in his particularly dark eyes.The footsteps that were about to leave paused for a moment, then glanced at Huangfu Nan again, "What exactly do you want to know?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Madam just said why Master Zhang left Yulin Town?"

Mrs. Zhang smiled wryly when she heard this, probably because her husband's death had hit her too hard, she seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and her voice had also become weak.

The Zhang family makes a living selling tea. One year ago, when Zhang Chen went to the tea house on his own mountain, he happened to meet a tea picker.The tea picking girl's name is Li Sisi, she is beautiful and fair, Zhang Chen fell in love with her at first sight and fell in love with her at second sight.Besides, Li Sisi was a completely different type from Mrs. Zhang, Zhang Chen thought about Li Sisi day and night after seeing Li Sisi.Later, he couldn't hold back anymore, so he sent people to inquire about Li Sisi's affairs, and learned that she had a marriage contract.Even though Luo Fu had a husband, Zhang Chen was still reluctant to give up that beautiful woman, so he tried to get Li Sisi's fiancé to break off the engagement.

In this world, it is not a glorious thing for a woman to be divorced. In desperation, Li Sisi had no choice but to commit herself to Zhang Chen and become Zhang Chen's concubine.Zhang Chen didn't want to wrong the beautiful woman, and wanted to welcome her into Zhang's mansion, but Madam Zhang, who was pregnant, was not happy. No matter in ancient or modern times, she was the most pregnant woman in the world. Madam Zhang was crying that Zhang Chen had let her down. Holding my stomach and saying that my stomach hurts.Half a year ago, Mrs. Zhang gave birth to Lin'er, and everyone in the house was overjoyed. However, Zhang Chen remembered Li Sisi, and mentioned this to Mrs. Zhang again. Unless she dies.Zhang Chen and his wife broke up unhappy. The next day, he left his wife and children and took the book boy to Hangzhou.

"He left Yulin Town that day, so I asked the housekeeper to send someone to find him. Later, he asked his servant to bring back a message, saying that he would come back after staying in Hangzhou for a while. I was thinking about what happened to Li Sisi after he came back. It has already been turned over, who knows—+" Mrs. Zhang paused, then lowered her head and sobbed softly.

Huangfu Nan pursed his lips, and lowered his voice: "Madam, you still have a half-year-old son who is waiting to be fed, please take care of yourself."

When you are in pain, any words of comfort are not enough to relieve the pain, but those persistent concerns may make a person who is on the verge of collapse cheer up instantly and forget the pain.

Zhan Zhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Mrs. Zhang, where is Li Sisi now?"

Mrs. Zhang lowered her head and said softly: "After my husband went to Hangzhou, she also left Yulin Town. No one knows where she went."

When Huangfu Nan and Zhan Zhao heard the words, they looked at each other in unison, their eyes met, and they were both stunned.Huangfu Nan looked away first, and asked Mrs. Zhang some things about Li Sisi, and left the Zhang residence together with Zhan Zhao.

The two led their respective horses and walked along the path by the lake. Huangfu Nan took a deep breath of the air that was filled with the fragrance of flowers outside. The weather was a bit muggy, and the fragrance of flowers in the air was so strong that it was a bit greasy. Huangfu Nan felt that taking a deep breath , not only did not make her head clear, but it made her feel even more uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Huangfu Nan was startled, and looked at him suspiciously.

"You feel bad?"

Huangfu Nan shook his head, but then nodded again, "It's going to rain, it's very stuffy."

Zhan Zhao glanced sideways at her.

Huangfu Nan took a deep breath again, and said, "I was thinking, where did Li Sisi go? How is she doing? Does she know that Zhang Chen was killed?" After a pause, she continued, "Actually, I don't like to visit victims' places. family." Every time they were asked to recall the details of the victim's life, it was like adding salt to each other's wounds, but she had to.

Zhan Zhao smiled, and said softly, "Not everything we need to do will be what we like."

Huangfu Nan nodded in agreement. Suddenly, two drops of water dripped on her forehead. She raised her hand to wipe her forehead, then looked at the sky, "It's raining."

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao untied the coir raincoat from the bag on the horse's back, and with a slight toss, one of the coir rain capes landed on Huangfu Nan's shoulders accurately, while he put the coir rain cape in his hand on his body and tied it , and said to Huangfu Nan: "It seems to be raining heavily, put on the coir raincoat quickly, time is running out, we will leave immediately."

The thunderstorm was raging violently. A man and a woman rushed to Hangzhou against the thunderstorm, but they reined in in front of a fast-flowing river.

With a sound of "Woo", the galloping horse neighed and stopped.

Huangfu Nan saw that the small river that a horse could wade through in the morning turned into a rushing river, and couldn't help but sighed heavily.Thunderstorms in summer always happened from time to time, and the sudden thunderstorm along the way made her feel that her life was in danger, and she was afraid that she would be smashed into coke by lightning if she was not careful.

"Guard Zhan, what should we do?" She turned her head and asked subconsciously.

Zhan Zhao held the rein in his hand, and the horse was circling irritably on the spot. He pursed his thin lips, "It's already impossible to cross the river."

The heavy rain was still pouring, even if he could use his lightness kung fu to bring Huangfu Nan across the river, the two horses would not be able to cross the river.Zhan Zhao looked at Huangfu Nan and said, "Let's turn around."

Huangfu Nan wiped off the drops of water on his face, "But we are far away from Yulin Town, and it is impossible to find a place to stay before dark."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao raised his left eyebrow slightly, turned his head to meet Huangfu Nan's eyes, and said softly, "We seem to have passed a dilapidated house just now."

Huangfu Nan: "..."

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