For the time being, Huangfu Nan didn't worry about whether the Qian Yan of four years ago could be compared with the current Qian Yan. She and Zhan Zhao found one of the maids in Chen Xiangyu's room together.

The little girl's face was flushed, and her black and white eyes looked suspiciously at Zhan Zhao and Huang Funan in front of her.

Huangfu Nan showed a kind smile to the other party, "Is that Xiao Ya?"

The little girl didn't deny it, her eyes wandered between Zhan Zhao and Huangfu Nan, probably because Zhan's guards, no matter where they stood, as long as they didn't use it, they would inevitably exude an awe-inspiring righteousness, which was very oppressive, and the little girl probably didn't like that Feeling a sense of oppression, so his eyes fell on Huangfu Nan, and he asked tentatively, "What's the matter?"

Huangfu Nan nodded, "We are here for the affairs of the eldest daughter of the Chen family."

"Big girl? Have you found the big girl?" The little face that was a little timid suddenly lit up, and the tone was somewhat expectant.

Huangfu Nan shook his head, "I found it, but she disappeared again."

Xiaoya looked at Huangfu Nan, feeling a little confused.

Seeing this, Huangfu Nan smiled, and then explained to her why she came.

Xiaoya wiped her tears, "Our eldest girl has never suffered. I couldn't figure out when she disappeared. Even though everything went wrong in the house, the eldest girl will soon leave the cabinet. What was she doing? Why, she suddenly ran away from home and disappeared, ignoring us. Now I understand, maybe the eldest girl was also kidnapped at that time, but no one knew about it."

Huangfu Nan silently handed her the handkerchief in his hand, "Wipe your tears, we still need your help."

Sobbing, Xiaoya took Huangfu Nan's handkerchief, "What's the matter?"

Huangfu Nan: "You have been serving the eldest girl for so long, have you ever seen the eldest lady help any strangers? Or, did she pay special attention to anyone?"

"The eldest girl is quiet and rarely goes out. I have never seen her pay special attention to strangers." Xiao Ya said while wiping tears.

Huangfu Nan was sitting on the side, and she was not in a hurry when she heard her words, she just lowered her voice, "Don't worry, can you relax a bit? Try to think about it again, has the eldest girl asked you to do something for me, such as Sending some food to homeless people outside, or for example, when the Chen Manor distributes food to nearby refugees during festivals, did she show her face inadvertently?"

That slow and soft voice seemed like spring breeze turning into rain, warm and comforting, and seemed to have the power to relax one's mind involuntarily.

Xiaoya, who was a little agitated, calmed down. Although there were tears on her face, her face was peaceful. She held Huangfu Nan's handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes fell on a certain point in the air, as if she was meditating.

After a while, she frowned, thoughtfully, "I remember... It seems that once, the eldest girl asked me to take some silver to Uncle Wang who was guarding the back door."

"and then?"

"Then... when I was delivering the money, I vaguely heard Uncle Wang muttering that a wounded man passed out at our back door."

Huangfu Nan: "When did that happen?"

"It's been a long time. I just came to serve the eldest girl at that time." Xiaoya said.

Zhan Zhao: "How long have you been serving the eldest girl?"

Xiao Ya lowered her head and counted with her fingers, "Almost four years."

Huangfu Nan and Zhan Zhao looked at each other in tacit agreement after hearing the words.

Four years coincided with the time when Qian Yan was kicked out of the Qian Mansion.

Leaving the maid Xiaoya's place in Chen Xiangyu's room, Zhan Zhao and Huang Fu Nan found the old servant who was guarding the back door of the Chen residence. The old servant has all white hair now, and his speech is somewhat slurred.

"It was winter, and it was raining gloomy and cold. That kind of coldness can seep into a person's bones. Our eldest girl just came back from the outside and saw a person dying at the back door. When I stepped forward, I found that the person was covered in wounds. The eldest girl couldn't bear it when she saw it, and after she went back, she asked someone to give some broken silver to the old slave, and asked the old slave to hire a doctor to clean the wound for him and make him something to eat."

Zhan Zhao: "Did that person say anything?"

The old servant: "I did say something. I'm old, so I don't remember it. It's probably a life-saving favor, something I can't forget."

"How does that person behave?" Zhan Zhao asked again.

The old servant shook his head, "My lord, it's been a long time, and the old slave can't remember clearly."

Zhan Zhao and Huang Fu Nan looked at each other, and they seemed to have a bottom line in each other's minds.

Zhan Zhao: "Go back to the mansion first to find your lord."

Huangfu Nan nodded lightly, "Okay."

Bao Zheng in the mansion had already learned about Qian Yan's situation from the people sent by Zhan Zhao. He was sitting on the main seat, with a serious black face, like a pile of coal.

Although the doctor said that Gongsun Ce's life is not in danger, Gongsun Ce is still in a coma and has not yet regained consciousness.

Gongsun Ce was seriously injured, which made everyone eager to solve the case as soon as possible, but at the same time, it also kept the mansion in a low pressure.

Bao Zheng looked at Zhan Zhao and Huang Fu Nan who walked in side by side, and asked with a sinking face, "What's the progress?"

"We have no conclusive evidence to say that Qian Yan is the murderer, but he was kicked out of Qian's mansion by the nursing home four years ago because he collided with the mistress, and Chen Xiangyu also rescued a man who passed out at the back door of Chen's mansion four years ago. The injured man." Zhan Zhao said.

"You suspect that the injured man Chen Xiangyu rescued was Qian Yan?"

Zhan Zhao: "Could it be that your lord doesn't think these two things are very coincidental?"

"Where is Qian Yan now?" Bao Zheng asked in a deep voice.

Zhan Zhao: "The steward of Qian's mansion said that Qian Yan had bid farewell to his family half a month ago, saying that he was going to travel far away, and he would not come back within a year or so. Even with my mother, Zhao Shi, it's not very harmonious."

Huangfu Nan sat where Gongsun Ce often sat, and with a brush in his hand wrote the word Qian on the blank rice paper, "If Qian Yan is really the murderer, then he must have planned to take Chen Xiangyu away long ago. He just Waiting for Chen Xiangyu to finish writing "Nie Shi Yuan", once he fulfills her wish, he will take her away. But later the government intervened, and the lives that should have been accidental deaths were considered to be deliberate murders, and his plan was blocked. That's why they took Chen Xiangyu away without waiting for the completion of "Nie Shi Yuan"."

Wang Chao frowned, "But I don't understand. Even though the family relationship with his family is weak, Chen Xiangyu is still his sister-in-law who has not been married. What he did is against the relationship between heaven and earth, and he has nothing to fear?"

When Huangfu Nan heard this, he just lowered his head and wrote the word "human relationship" on the blank rice paper.

Perhaps, it was the taboo that violated human relations that made Qian Yan deeply trapped in it.As a person, he was smart and talented since he was a child, but because he was a concubine, he was sent away since he was a child, in the name of practicing martial arts with a famous teacher, but in reality he was afraid that he would become a dragon and a phoenix, and win the favor of the head of the Qian family.

For many years, he has been unknown and ignored by others. Even when his biological mother was wronged, he went to argue but was kicked out of the house for disobeying the mistress.

When the wounded boy passed out in the snow and saw a girl coming in the wind and snow and reaching out to him, what was he thinking?And when he learned that that girl had a marriage contract with Qian Zhen, who suppressed him everywhere in the Qian family, what was he thinking?

Immersed in his own world, what kind of dream did he weave?

Just when Huangfu Nan was trying to analyze Qian Yan's psychology, there was a sudden rush of footsteps.

"My lord, the second girl of the Chen family has been kidnapped!" It was Zhang Long and Zhao Hu who came in.

Bao Zheng, who was sitting on the main seat, stood up abruptly when he heard the words, "What happened?"

Zhang Long took a step forward, "My lord, this is the first seven of the three sons of the Chen family. The second girl said that she would go to the lake to offer incense to him, so Zhao Hu and I followed. When we arrived at the lake, the second girl said that he would go to the lakeside alone." The third young master talked for a while and asked the idlers to stay away, so Zhao Hu and I waited in the pavilion not far away. Unexpectedly, after a while, someone rushed out from the plum forest by the lake, set her sleeping hole and captured her Let's go. Zhao Hu and I chased him all the way, but the Chen residence's plum forest was too big, and the murderer knew the terrain very well, so he lost it."

Zhang Long paused, then knelt down on one knee with Zhao Hu, "This subordinate has neglected his duty, please punish him!"

With his hands behind his back, Bao Zheng looked at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu who were kneeling in front of him, his black face showed no emotion, "What's the hurry, when someone finds them, it won't be too late for you to come and receive the punishment." Then, Flicking the sleeves, "What are you still kneeling for?"

The two kneeling stood up and stepped aside.

Bao Zheng walked back and forth in the house, frowning deeply. Suddenly, he paused, as if he was asking himself: "If Qian Yan hasn't left Hangzhou, where will he end up?"

Huangfu Nan suddenly remembered that lotus flower incense burner, that incense burner was well carved, it must have been made by a famous artist.During the three years when Qian Yan ran away from home, besides working hard on martial arts, did he have other skills?Otherwise, how would he survive the three long years?

Huangfu Nan asked: "Who are the famous woodcarvers in Hangzhou? Are there any woodcarvers who live in seclusion and are rarely seen?"

Everyone in the room looked at her, not understanding why her topic was so jumpy.

However, Zhan Zhao, who once went to meet Chen Xiangyu with her, immediately understood her meaning, "Do you suspect that Qian Yan's other identity is a woodcarver?"

Huangfu Nan nodded, "If the lotus incense burner wasn't made by him, why didn't he forget to take the incense burner away when he took Chen Xiangyu away? We have inferred that the murderer is very patient and good at woodworking, isn't he?"

Bao Zheng turned his head and told the dynasty: "Send someone to investigate immediately!"

Wang Chao clasped his fists, answered "Yes" loudly, and hurried out to move Mr. Han, the parent official from Hangzhou, out to help.

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