Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

Waiting for Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Jin Qian, and Yan Chasan to rush to the gate of the Confucius Institute, but they were stopped by Wang Chao and Ma Han who were guarding the entrance, and they were led around the main entrance of Lihua Hall and slipped along the wall of the Confucius Institute Walking all the way, finally came to the back wall of the flower hall.

At this time, there was already a person standing by the back window of the flower hall, with his ears leaning against the window sash, his face focused, and he had a standard look of "listening to the corner"—it turned out to be Mr. Gongsun, the Chief Registrar of Kaifeng Mansion.

The four of them were shocked on the spot.

"Mr. Gongsun?! You are—"

Even a fourth-rank guard with a knife known for his calmness was slightly slurred, so there is no need to elaborate on how wonderful the expressions of the other three are.

When Mr. Gongsun heard the four people coming, he waved his hands to everyone without changing his face, made a silent gesture, pointed to the window, and continued to "listen to the corner" steadily.

Everyone became more and more surprised, and looked along Mr. Gongsun's direction, only to see that the rear window was half open, and a pear wood carving Bogu stand stood in front of the window, through the gap between the Bogu shelf, it happened to be able to clearly see the situation in the flower hall.

In the middle of the flower hall, the person seated on the right, with a majestic black face and crescent moon on his forehead, is none other than Lord Bao, the prefect of Kaifeng; and on the left side, sitting on the grand master's chair, is a man wearing a crimson brocade robe.

This man was about forty years old, with a slender figure, fair skin, phoenix eyes and light eyebrows, and two neatly trimmed mustaches. He looked quite handsome, but at this moment he had a sad face and his brows were tightly furrowed. Holding the tea bowl in his hand and scraping the floating tea, it must be Sun Huairen, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Master Sun, just now you said that the fifth lady of your mansion was missing early this morning?" Master Bao asked.

"That's right." Master Sun Huairen sighed, put down the tea bowl, and looked at Master Bao, "Sun did not see Ye Er at breakfast today—cough, Ye Er is Sun's fifth concubine, Sun thought it was Ye Er felt unwell, so she went to visit, but saw the four maids in Ye Er's room looked suspicious, and their speech was very suspicious... Sun rushed into the room, unexpectedly Ye Er was not in the room, and I don't know when she disappeared. I lost my whereabouts - oh..."

"Did Mr. Sun ask the servant girl in detail?" Mr. Bao continued to ask.

"I will interrogate you in detail. But the four servant girls all said that they didn't know why they slept very hard last night, and they found out that Ye'er had disappeared early in the morning." Speaking of this, Lord Sun Huairen slapped the table and said angrily, "It's all the same. Help useless slaves!"

"Mr. Sun, be safe and don't be impatient." Master Bao twisted his beard, pondered for a moment and said, "So it is impossible to know the exact time when the fifth lady disappeared?"

"During dinner last night, Mrs. Sun and Ye'er were having a drink together, unexpectedly this morning..." Sun Huairen looked at Master Bao pleadingly, "Master Bao, please find Ye'er for me!"

"During dinner last night—" Master Bao nodded, "In this way, the fifth lady must have disappeared last night."

"It must be so." Sun Huairen nodded, "Ye'er usually followed the rules, the most disciplined, why did she suddenly disappear? Could it be—" Sun Huairen gasped suddenly, raised his eyes and said, " Could it be that he was kidnapped by some villain and wanted to be blackmailed?!"

"Master Sun, don't panic." Master Bao said in a calm voice, "Whether it is a villain who caused harm is unfounded, you can tell the fifth lady's appearance and characteristics to the government first, and wait for the government to send someone to draw a picture and search for Fang in the city." For the best policy."

"Yes, yes!" Sun Huairen nodded repeatedly, and said with a sigh of relief, "Master Bao is still thoughtful."

"What does the fifth lady look like?"

"Ye'er..." Sun Huairen narrowed his eyes slightly, his mustache turned up slightly, and his expression gradually softened, "Ye'er is very delicate, she grew up hard since she was a child, and is the most considerate person. From the day she married Sun three months ago From the beginning, he is Sun's most caring person...Ye'er can sing and dance, can read and write poems, and can play the piano well...The most rare thing is that Ye'er is soft-spoken to the servants in the house , very polite..."

Afterwards, this Master Sun Huairen began to count the various advantages of his family "Ye'er" in detail, and his mouth was full of saliva, and Master Bao tried to interrupt several times but failed, and his brows twitched slightly. Outside the house, those who "listened to the corner" with Mr. Gongsun felt their scalps tingling and their stomachs feeling sour.

"Tsk, Master Sun can really speak..." Jin Qian sighed while lying by the window, "He is really a good seed for a matchmaker."

"You're so sour at such an age—" Bai Yutang rolled his eyes and picked his ears.

Zhan Zhao frowned, looked at Mr. Gongsun, but saw that Mr. Gongsun was listening intently.

"Mr. Gongsun?" In the end, Yan Chasan asked, "This—"

Mr. Gongsun looked back and shook his head slightly, motioning for everyone to continue listening.

In the hall, just as Mr. Sun Huairen was talking about the 18 advantages of his family's "Ye'er" No. [-], a loud voice sounded like a life-saving voice to everyone.

"My lord, my lord, this is the portrait re-edited by the artist, for you to have a look!"

But seeing Zhang Long running into the door recklessly holding a large stack of scrolls, he tripped over the threshold at his feet as soon as he reached the door, and suddenly staggered, and the scrolls in his hand flew out like a celestial maiden scattered flowers. There were sputtering noises scattered all over the flower hall.

"Zhang Long, why are you so reckless!" Master Bao suddenly got up and shouted displeased.

"Subordinate, subordinate..." Zhang Long looked at a loss, and hurriedly squatted down and began to pack the scrolls, but he didn't know whether he was clumsy or nervous, his hands were trembling for a long time, but he couldn't even pack a scroll properly.

Master Bao let out a long sigh, and also squatted down to help.

Lord Bao condescended to help, and that Lord Sun Huairen couldn't sit still, he hurriedly got up and went to Lord Bao's side and began to help roll the picture scroll.

"Master Lao Sun, it's because people in the house don't understand the rules." Master Bao apologized.

"It's okay, it's okay. You don't have to blame for your unintentional mistakes." Master Sun hurriedly replied politely.

"Master Sun is really magnanimous." Master Bao slowly rolled up a portrait in his hand, suddenly sighed, and said in a deep voice, "If everyone in the world is like Master Sun, there will be no such unknown corpse case!"

Master Sun Huairen paused: "The case of the unknown corpse?"

Master Bao looked at Sun Huairen, frowned and shook his head, and said: "It's very sad to say——last night, the night watchman of Kaifeng Mansion found twelve unidentified female corpses in an alley. I have no clue... Sigh... I can only describe the appearance of these women, and set up lists all over the city to find them. But half a day has passed, and no one has come to recognize them. I am so anxious!"

"No name—female corpse?!" Lord Sun Huairen looked back at Lord Bao, his complexion turning pale bit by bit.

Lord Bao nodded, and a look of compassion gradually appeared on his majestic black face: "Twelve young and beautiful women, at such a young age, they have suffered such misfortune, alas..." Speaking of this, Lord Bao glanced at Lord Sun, "Your Majesty The fifth lady of the mansion...it's better to find her as soon as possible."

Sun Huairen's face was as pale as paper, and he stopped answering, but his eyes couldn't be controlled and began to scan the scattered scrolls on the ground.

Suddenly, when Sun Huairen's eyes touched one of the portraits, he froze as if he had been cast with a legal spell, his face gradually turned from white to blue, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Master Sun?" Master Bao was startled, and raised his voice slightly.

"Master Bao, Master Bao——who is, who is the woman in that portrait?" Sun Huairen pointed to the scroll and asked in a trembling voice.

Master Bao looked in the direction of Sun Huairen's finger: "It's one of the unknown female corpses, why?!"

Sun Huairen suddenly turned pale with shock, his feet thumped and he sat on the ground, exclaiming: "How, how is it possible?! Then, that's Ye Er!!"

"What?!" Master Bao's complexion also changed, "It's the fifth lady of your mansion?! Master Sun, are you sure?!"

"I, I..." Sun Huairen looked at Mr. Bao, his lips and mustache trembling violently, "very, very similar!"

"Lord Sun, don't panic!" Master Bao stood up abruptly, and shouted: "Chao Dynasty, Ma Han!"

"The subordinate is here!" Two figures entered the room at the same time, it was Wang and Ma who had walked back to the main entrance of the flower hall at some time.

"Help Master Sun up first."

Chao Chao immediately stepped forward to work with Master Bao to help Master Sun who was paralyzed, while Ma Han and Zhang Long cleaned up the scrolls on the ground.

"Zhang Long, inform the morgue that someone has come to identify the corpse." Lord Bao ordered again.

"Yes!" Zhang Long responded, and ran out steadily.

When Sun Huairen heard the word "recognize the corpse", his feet went limp again, and he almost sat on the ground again, but fortunately, Wang Chao was quick to hold him firmly, and he swayed a few times before he stabilized his figure.

"Master Sun, just in case, please ask your lord to go to the morgue to identify the body. If you are sure that it is the fifth lady..." Lord Bao paused, and his voice slowed down three minutes, "Maybe so that the lady can be buried as soon as possible. .”

Sun Huairen's complexion was black and blue, and he nodded tremblingly after a while.

"Chao Dynasty, help Mr. Sun well." Master Bao finished his order to Chao Dynasty, and hurriedly left the flower hall together with Chao Dynasty and Sun Huairen.

And those who were "listening to the corner" outside the back window of the flower hall were all dumbfounded, and they all looked at the Chief Registrar of Kaifeng Mansion in unison.

Mr. Gongsun straightened up slowly, and looked at everyone with a calm face: "Master Sun came to report the crime today, and he felt that something must be wrong."

"That's right, that's right! There's a problem, there's a problem!" As soon as Jin Qian heard what Mr. Gongsun said, he immediately turned on the flattering mode on a conditioned reflex, and echoed with a 100% approval appearance.

"Oh? What's Captain Jin's opinion?" Mr. Gongsun rolled his eyes and immediately shook Jin Qian.

"Uh——that...that..." Jin Qian scratched his head for a while, and suddenly had an idea, "Those women who pretend to be female ghosts are all young and beautiful, and they have never done rough work. That...the concubines of the official family must also be young. Good-looking, not doing rough work... This... is too coincidental, too coincidental!"

"Little Jinzi is right!" Bai Yutang crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows, "I just captured and killed the female ghost last night, and today a high-ranking official rushed to report the case, saying that the family lost his concubine, hmph, what a coincidence! "

"Besides—it's unreasonable to report the disappearance of the family members within half a day." Zhan Zhao frowned and said, "On weekdays, most court officials are reluctant to make a big deal about the disappearance of family members in court officials' homes. He ordered the servants in the mansion to search everywhere, and if he could not find it with the power of the inner mansion, he would report to the government. And this Lord Sun Huairen—a bit impatient... Could it be that the husband and wife really love each other deeply and are so anxious?"

"If you are really anxious, how can you talk so much nonsense in the flower hall?!" Yan Chasan shook his head slightly, "It seems to be specially to emphasize to Mr. Bao that he has a deep relationship with that fifth aunt—"

"It seems that the play I arranged with Mr. Bao is quite effective." Mr. Gongsun nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was startled.

"A play?" Yan Chasan asked, "Could it be that Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Bao arranged it just now?"

"That's right." Mr. Gongsun nodded and said, "Master Bao and I feel that Mr. Sun's arrival is very strange, but because of Mr. Sun's official position, he had to put on such a play."

After finishing speaking, he looked at everyone with a friendly smile.

"Lord Bao and Mr. Gongsun are really thoughtful." Yan Chasan replied immediately.

Zhan Zhao lowered his eyes slightly, comprehended instantly, nodded and said, "I see."

Bai Yutang raised his sword eyebrows, touched his chin with his hand, and muttered in a low voice: "The people of Kaifeng Mansion are really treacherous."

"Well——" Jin Qian nodded with a deep expression on his face, but secretly complained in his heart: Is there any mistake? Can these savages stop talking like a half-sentence and leave half-sentences to death!

What happened after talking for a long time? !

There are not enough brain cells! !

If we can't keep up with the ideas of these people, and Gongsun Zhuzi will come up with some moths to toss us in a while, our jobs will be in danger!

Take a deep breath, take a deep breath - calm down, calm down!

Let's take a look at the ideas first.

The so-called - a drama arranged because of Sun Huairen's official position...

Sun Huairen is a second-rank member of the imperial court, a high-ranking official——

Therefore, when this senior official came to report the case, although Mr. Bao felt suspicious, he could not directly interrogate Sun Huairen, saying that he caught a few female ghosts last night, but no one came to claim them. Since you are here, Mr. Sun, please take a look. Well, if it belongs to your family, you will be in big trouble——

Tsk, as long as Mr. Sun has some brains, he will definitely not admit that his wife is involved with some female ghost even if he is killed.

According to the method just now, Zhang Long seems to have accidentally knocked over the portrait, Mr. Bao seems to have accidentally mentioned the case of the unnamed female corpse, and Mr. Sun seems to have seen the portrait by accident. At this time, please ask Mr. Sun to identify the corpse. It is reasonable, not only taking care of Mr. Sun's face, but also taking care of Mr. Sun's feelings, which is too technical.

Thinking of this, Jin Qian couldn't help being filled with emotion, and nodded vigorously again.

Tsk tsk, it's no wonder that he can be a leader. This kind of thought, this consciousness, and this brain are really not at the same level as ours.

"Not only that." Mr. Gongsun smiled and said, "It's almost time."

After saying that, he led everyone around the flower wall and returned to the flower hall.

Everyone followed in a daze.

After entering the flower hall, Mr. Gongsun began to arrange.

"Guard Zhan, Shaoxia Bai, you two, find a place to hide and don't show your breath. Captain Jin, you and Brother Yan will wait on the sidelines."

"Why did you only let Xiao Jinzi and Brother Yan stay?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhan Zhao also looked at Mr. Gongsun with a puzzled expression.

"Because the two suspects will be interrogated later." Mr. Gongsun replied.

"Since we are going to ask questions, Zhan Zhao should be here!" Zhan Zhao said firmly.

Mr. Gongsun shook his head: "The two most suspicious suspects in the Luo Mansion poisoning case will be interrogated later. It is better not to be present at Zhan Huwei and Bai Shaoxia."

As soon as this statement came out, not to mention Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were puzzled, even Yan Chasan looked puzzled.

"Mr. Gongsun, stop playing charades, okay?!" Jin Qian scratched his head and wailed.

"The person who poisoned Mr. Luo Liangsheng, who can lurk in the Luo mansion for a long time without realizing it, must be a cunning, meticulous and sensitive person, and his vigilance must be beyond ordinary people." Mr. Gongsun analyzed in a steady voice.

Everyone nodded at the same time.

"If you want to find a flaw in this person, it's best to let him relax his vigilance, lure him carefully, and let him show his feet."

Everyone was stunned and continued to nod.

"So?" Only Jin Qian was still at a loss.

"So Mr. Bao left first, Zhan Huwei and Bai Shaoxia were not allowed to stay, but only Xia, Brother Yan and Captain Jin were present." Mr. Gongsun concluded with a slight smile.

Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, and Yan Chasan pondered for a while, then they understood, and they couldn't help but nodded.

"Sure enough." Yan Cha nodded and said.

"Zhan (Bai) will leave first."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang clasped their fists at the same time, spun around and charged, and they flew onto the beam at the same time, lying down firmly on each side.

Hey, what's going on now? !

Jin Qian, who was still out of the situation, was actively mobilizing his brain cells, and he heard Mr. Gongsun order again: "Lieutenant Jin, bring out the snacks and tea from the inner room, and wait for the opportunity later."

"Eh?! Ah! Yes!" Jin Qian came to the inner room of the flower hall with fog on his forehead, brought out the snacks and tea that had been prepared, and muttered in his heart while busy.

Let the suspect relax his vigilance...

So Lao Bao can't be there, and neither can the cat and the white mouse...

And Gongsun Zhuzi, Yan family brother and we can be present...

Why is this?

Tsk, keep thinking again and again...

Well... First of all, if you want to make the suspect relax, you can't leave someone or something that makes him nervous.

Laobao, Maoer and White Mouse are all majestic, evil and force-threatening figures...

So—it means that Gongsun Zhuzi, Yan Shusheng and us are all gentle and harmless characters on the surface...

Forehead!Regardless of Yan Shusheng and us, the black-bellied Gongsun Zhuzi is the terrorist with the highest attack power no matter how you look at it!

Tsk tsk, who is the unlucky suspect?

Just as Jin Qian's brain cells were wandering in the thinking circuit of nine bends and eighteen bends, Zhao Hu's voice came from outside the Confucius courtyard: "Master Luo, this way please, Mr. Gongsun has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time."

Following the sound from far to near, the two figures appeared at the door.

The person who led the way was naturally Zhao Hu, and behind Zhao Hu, there was a man supported by a yamen servant, dressed in plain filial piety, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, although his steps were unsteady, but his complexion was passable, it was Luo Dongyang.

Ehhhhh? !The so-called first suspect turned out to be Luo Liangsheng's own son Luo Dongyang?

Jin Qian was surprised.

Mr. Gongsun greeted him with cupped fists.

"Lord Luo, you have worked hard all the way, please take a seat."

Luo Dongyang took a seat with the support of the yamen servant, Zhao Hu and the escort yamen servant Chao Gongsun clasped their fists and retreated silently.Jin Qian hurriedly carried the teapot to fill Luo Dongyang and Mr. Gongsun with tea.

Gongsun sat down next to Luo Dongyang, squinted his phoenix eyes, and showed a refined and kind smile, and said: "Lord Bao just happened to go out in a hurry, and I am here to wait for Lord Luo, and my lord stay here A moment later."

"It's okay." Luo Dongyang smiled weakly.

"Master Luo is in better health?" Mr. Gongsun asked.

"Thanks to the elixir sent by Mr. Gongsun, it is much better. Thank you Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Bao for your concern." Luo Dongyang clasped his fists.

"If Lord Luo doesn't dislike Gongsun Ce's vulgar medical skills, can I ask you to take Lord Luo's pulse?" Mr. Gongsun asked with a harmless smile on his face.

"Luo can't ask for it." Luo Dongyang said hurriedly.

Mr. Gongsun nodded, pressed his slender fingers on his wrist, checked the pulse carefully for a moment, then withdrew his fingers and said, "Master Luo's body is cleared of poison, and he will recover after half a month of recuperation. Lord Luo, don't worry."

Luo Dongyang nodded, looked up at Mr. Gongsun, and stopped talking.

"Lord Luo, do you have something to ask?" Mr. Gongsun asked.

"Mr. Gongsun..." Luo Dongyang's face gradually filled with grief, "My father was seriously poisoned and died unknown. I wonder if Mr. Bao can find clues to solve the case?"

"This..." Mr. Gongsun showed embarrassment, glanced at Luo Dongyang, paused, and then said slowly, "To be honest, there are no clues about Mr. Luo Liangsheng's case now, the only thing that can be concluded is—— The poison that Mr. Luo Liangsheng suffered from was caused by being poisoned for a long time."

"Long-term—poisoning?! Cough, cough..." Luo Dongyang suddenly raised his voice, and then coughed violently.

"Lord Luo, don't be so excited!" Mr. Gongsun hurriedly advised, "The mood fluctuates too much, and it has nothing to do with your condition."

"Ahem, Mr. Gongsun—" Luo Dongyang held his breath, looked at Gongsun Ce, his complexion turned pale, "Just now you said that my father was poisoned for a long time, so, doesn't that mean that the people close to my father are the most suspected? "

"I'm afraid that's exactly the case!" Mr. Gongsun said with a sad face, "especially the people who take care of Mr. Luo Liangsheng's food and daily life are the prime suspects. Last night, Mr. Bao has questioned the maids and guards in your mansion in detail, and they all said-" —" Speaking of this, Mr. Gongsun glanced at Luo Dongyang, "Master Luo Liangsheng's diet and daily life have never been manipulated by outsiders."

"That's right—" Luo Dongyang's face was extremely ugly: "My father is suspicious by nature, and he never leaves such trivial matters as diet and daily life to outsiders. The only ones who take care of my father are Luo and Mrs. Xing."

"I see." Mr. Gongsun nodded his beard, lowered his eyes, took a sip of tea, and said nothing.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Jin Qian looked at Mr. Gongsun, who was sipping tea with his head bowed, and Luo Dongyang, whose expression changed again and again as if he was sitting on pins and needles. Liang Sheng's biggest suspects are Luo Dongyang, your own son and Mrs. Xing——

Wait a minute, who is this Mrs. Xing?

ah!It seems to be Mrs. Xing who was almost strangled to death by the mad Luo Dongyang in the study of Luo Mansion... Tsk, what does Mrs. Xing look like?

Jin Qian squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, but found that he had no impression of Mrs. Xing.

"Could it be that Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun suspect Luo?" After a long while, Luo Dongyang said with a trembling face and trembling lips.

"Lord Luo is the son of Lord Luo Liangsheng. Why did you kill your biological father? It doesn't make sense." Mr. Gongsun shook his head slightly.

"Don't you doubt Mrs. Xing?!" Luo Dongyang raised his voice suddenly, staring at Mr. Gongsun fiercely, "Impossible, Mrs. Xing can't harm my father!"

"Why is Lord Luo making such a decision?" Mr. Gongsun raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I, I—" Luo Dongyang opened his mouth, took a breath, calmed down, and said slowly, "In short, Mrs. Xing won't, won't harm anyone..."

"Lord Luo—" Mr. Gongsun put down the tea bowl, slowly twisted his beard and said, "What is Mrs. Xing's status in your residence? Why did Master Bao ask many maids and servants, and they all kept silent?"

"Mrs. Xing——" Luo Dongyang frowned, and heaved a long sigh: "Mrs. Xing is my father's successor, and she married my father a year ago." Speaking of this, Luo Dongyang suddenly raised his eyes and stared straight at Mr. Gongsun, He raised his voice, "Mrs. Xing is kind-hearted and gentle. She treats people very decently, and treats my father wholeheartedly. How can such a kind and gentle woman harm others?"

Mr. Gongsun nodded: "It turns out that it is Lord Luo Liangsheng's continuation, so why don't people in the house want to mention it?"

"This..." Luo Dongyang lowered his eyes, showing embarrassment, and said quietly after a while, "I'm afraid it's because of Mrs. Xing's background—she was originally an abandoned woman who was abandoned by her husband's family. It was only after my father rescued me that I got a marriage later on."

As he spoke, Luo Dongyang sighed softly, "my father has a little prestige in the court, but Mrs. Xing's background is, but it is like this. In order to prevent others from gossiping, my father ordered his servants not to talk too much to outsiders. .”

"Where is the original husband's family who divorced Mrs. Xing?" Mr. Gongsun asked.

"This..." Luo Liangsheng thought for a while before he said, "I heard Madam Xing say that three years ago, the village where she lived was plagued by an epidemic, and all the people in the village died. Only Madam Xing, who was driven out of the village by Xiu, picked it up." One life." Luo Dongyang showed unbearable expression, "Madam Xing has suffered a miserable life, she, she is very pitiful, she will not harm anyone."

"I see." Mr. Gongsun nodded, then turned his head to look at Jin Qian and Yan Chasan.

Yan Chasan frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

Although Jin Qian's head is not very bright, but at this time he also feels that something is wrong.

Listening to what Luo Dongyang meant, Lord Luo Liangsheng fell in love with Mrs. Xing at first sight and fell in love at second sight, and he loved Mrs. Xing very much.Naturally, he would not dislike Mrs. Xing's background, but why did he not want outsiders to know about Mrs. Xing's background?

Moreover, listening to the title "Mrs. Xing", it seems that she doesn't even have a serious title. Obviously, she is not married to a medium...

It sounds more like Lord Luo Liangsheng doesn't want others to know about Mrs. Xing's existence... Could it be...

A flash of light flashed in Jin Qian's mind:

Could it be that Mr. Luo Liangsheng is so old, it's good for him to be "Golden House Cangjiao"? !

Or—do you have any special hobbies? !

Thinking of this, Jin Qian couldn't help his eyes brighten, and his narrow eyes swished at Luo Dongyang, and the fire of gossip ignited.

But seeing Luo Dongyang pick up and put down the tea bowl in his hand, pick it up and put it down again, and went back and forth for several rounds, then he raised his eyes to look at Mr. Gongsun, and asked: "Master Bao brought Mrs. Xing back to Kaifeng Mansion last night." , I don’t know—”

"Madam Xing is resting in the outer wing." Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, "I'll invite Madam over here."

"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun." Luo Dongyang said with a sigh of relief.

Yan Chasan's eyes flashed, and he looked at Jin Qian.

Jin Qian's eyes were even brighter, and he looked back excitedly.

Oh oh oh, we smell gossip!

Mrs. Xing should be Luo Dongyang's stepmother according to her seniority. If it was in the [-] o'clock TV series, this stepmother and her original son would definitely be enemies of class struggle who are extremely jealous when meeting enemies. Mrs. Xing said good things in defense, and she also cared about a stepmother beyond the norm—hmm, between this Mrs. Xing and this Luo Dongyang—is there definitely something tricky? !

After a while, Mrs. Xing, who was attracted by Zhao Hu, made her appearance in the flower hall, which made Jin Qian more sure of his speculation.

I saw this Mrs. Xing, dressed in a plain white dress, her body was like a willow, with lotus growing every step of the way, she bowed her head profusely, her voice was like a clear spring, and she felt comfortable from her hair to her toes.

"Luo Xing has met Mr. Gongsun, Captain Jin, and Mr. Yan."

"Madam Xing, are you okay?" Luo Dongyang asked impatiently.

"Tired Dongyang is worried, everything is fine with me." Mrs. Xing raised her head and replied softly to Luo Dongyang.

This time, Jin Qian finally saw the woman's appearance clearly.

But seeing Mrs. Xing, in her early twenties, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, gentle appearance, red lips and white teeth, there is a cinnabar mole at the corner of her left eye, like a drop of red tear in the corner of her eye, she looks so sad, it is very pitiful.

Luo Dongyang looked at Mrs. Xing, with a look of wanting to speak but stopping the heartache.

Mrs. Xing looked at Luo Dongyang, with a look of wanting to see but not daring to look at everything.

Tsk tsk, flirting with each other? !

Jin Qian's heart immediately played out a whole set of bloody plots in which the stepmother was uneasy in her room, hooked up with the young and vigorous stepson, and then worked together to poison the old man to death.

Mr. Gongsun glanced at the two of them with his phoenix eyes, slowly lowered his eyes, took a sip of tea slowly, and asked softly: "Mrs. Xing, are you responsible for Lord Luo Liangsheng's food?"

"It's a concubine." Mrs. Xing replied.

"Lord Luo Liangsheng died of chronic poison. I deduce that someone must have poisoned Lord Luo Liangsheng for a long time!" Mr. Gongsun suddenly raised his voice, and his phoenix eyes shot at Mrs. Xing like lightning.

Mrs. Xing's face turned pale, she trembled all over, and said timidly: "Master, master died of poisoning? Could it be that Mr. Gongsun suspects my concubine's identity?"

"Mr. Gongsun!" Luo Dongyang raised his voice suddenly.

Gongsun Ce waved his hand, and then said slowly: "Lord Luo, please be calm and don't be impatient. I'm just inferring based on reason and asking routinely. Although Mrs. Xing has suspicions, there is no evidence at present."

"Master has the grace to save my life. Even if I die, I will not harm Master! Please Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun be careful!" Mrs. Xing fell to her knees with a plop, crying, her weak figure lying on the ground , trembling slightly, tears falling to the ground, seemingly innocent and pitiful.

Luo Dongyang couldn't bear it, and almost jumped up to help Mrs. Xing up, but because of the status of the occasion, he resisted not moving.

Jin Qian clicked his tongue secretly: Heaven, is it going to become a Qiong Yao drama where ghosts cry and wolves howl?

"Madam Xing, what's the reason for this?!" Mr. Gongsun was surprised, stood up and said in surprise, "Quick! Help Madam get up!"

As he spoke, he gave Yan Chasan a wink, and Yan Chasan immediately stepped forward to help Mrs. Xing who was crying on the ground, and softly comforted him: "Mrs. It's not a trial, Mr. Gongsun just wants to chat with the two of you and see if there are any important clues missing."

As he spoke, he showed a gentle and harmless smile.

The elegant scholar smiled lightly, like a breeze blowing on the face, and spring rain moistening the heart, hey, there is really a magical magic power to calm the mind and calm the mind.

Forehead!Even the honest little brother of the Yan family was brought under the radar, and he was actually pulled by the black-bellied bamboo to use his beauty trick? !

Jin Qian looked down at the floor tiles speechlessly.

Madam Xing glanced at Yan Chasan's smiling face, her expression gradually softened, she sobbed a few times in a low voice, wiped away her tears, turned around and sat down, her mood was obviously much more stable than before.

"Don't be nervous, you two. Gongsun Ce is just chatting with you two." Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, and glanced at Jin Qian.

"That's right, that's right!" Jin Qian immediately grasped the spirit: The opportunity for us to wait for the opportunity is here!

Turning around, he brought two plates of peanut cakes from the long table behind him to the table next to Luo Liangsheng and Mrs. Xing. While adding water to the two of them, he swayed a warm welcome word: "As the saying goes, the visitor is a guest, and you two have some snacks first." Fill your stomach, drink some tea to moisten your throat, wait for Master Bao to come back, and talk to Master Bao about the case, maybe the clues will come out by themselves."

Mrs. Xing and Luo Dongyang glanced at Jin Qian at the same time, with a warm and sincere smile on his face, and the expressions on his face coincided with each other.

Mr. Gongsun showed a satisfied smile, and continued to ask in a slow voice: "I saw a lot of famous people's calligraphy and paintings in your study before, is Mr. Luo Liangsheng very good at this?"

The tone is gentle and warm, and it really looks like a leisurely chat.

"Yes! My father usually likes to collect calligraphy and paintings." Luo Dongyang nodded.

"Does Lord Luo Liangsheng like to hang calligraphy and paintings on the beams for appreciation?" Yan Chasan asked.

"This—" Luo Dongyang frowned, "My father used to carefully roll up calligraphy and paintings for collection, and never had the hobby of hanging them on the beams of the house."

"When did that start?" Mr. Gongsun asked.

"Luo is not very clear." Luo Dongyang looked at Mrs. Xing, "My father has not allowed Luo to serve in the study for a long time. But Mrs. Xing—"

"Yes——since half a year ago." Madam Xing thought for a while and said.

"Half a year ago..." Mr. Gongsun twisted his beard, "The timing of the onset of Lord Luo Liangsheng is quite consistent."

"That said, it's true." Luo Dongyang's eyes widened, "Is there something strange about it?"

"This..." Mr. Gongsun glanced at Mrs. Xing, "Madam, have you ever heard what Mr. Luo Liangsheng said?"

Mrs. Xing frowned lightly, and shook her head slightly: "The master has been behaving abnormally since half a year ago, and his words are inexplicable. I really can't see the meaning of the hanging calligraphy and painting."

"That's right. Mr. Luo Liangsheng was already deeply poisoned at that time, so it's not difficult to understand his abnormal behavior." Mr. Gongsun nodded, paused, and asked again, "I listened to Mrs. Xing's speech in a very orderly way, but Mrs. Born into a scholarly family?"

There was a wry smile on Madam Xing's gentle face: "How can a concubine who is such a vulgar person come from a scholarly background?! This is all after marrying the master, who taught the concubine how to read and write by hand. For an abandoned woman who has divorced, to be treated like this by the master is really due to the fate cultivated in the previous life of the concubine."

"Mrs. Xing and Lord Luo really are deeply in love with each other!" Yan Chasan said with emotion.

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Xing's eyes turned red, and she lowered her head and wept silently.

Luo Dongyang on the side also looked sad.

"My condolences to the two of you, Mr. Bao is like a god in judging the case. I think the truth will be found out in a few days, the murderer will be brought to justice, and Mr. Luo Liangsheng will rest in peace, so that the two of you can feel at ease." Jin Qian felt that Yan Shusheng was a psychological counselor from the bottom of his heart.

Luo Dongyang nodded solemnly, and Mrs. Xing nodded while wiping away her tears.

Mr. Gongsun looked at the two of them, and was about to continue to ask questions. Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside the room, interrupting Mr. Gongsun.

"Master Bao, are you back? Master Luo has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time." Zhao Hu's voice came from outside the hall.

When everyone in the room heard this, they hurriedly stood up and cupped their fists to greet Bao Zheng, the first rank of the Kaifeng government official, who strode through the door.

"Lord Lei Luo has waited for a long time, and the house is really sorry." Master Bao immediately apologized to Luo Dongyang as soon as he entered the door.

"Your Excellency is so busy, Dongyang still comes to bother you, Dongyang should apologize." Luo Dongyang hurriedly stood up and said.

"Hey, sit down!" Master Bao hurriedly supported Luo Dongyang to sit down, and then nodded to Mrs. Xing who was bowing to him.

"My lord, why don't you see Sun Huaili, Mr. Sun?" Mr. Gongsun asked with a look of surprise, "Didn't your lord go to identify the corpse with Mr. Sun?"

"Lord Sun Huaili? Recognize the corpse?!" Luo Dongyang, who was on the side, was shocked when he heard the words.

"Ah!" Mr. Gongsun's complexion changed, and he said with an annoyed expression, "Gongsun Ce made a sudden rash..."

"It doesn't matter." Master Bao waved his hand, "The government will announce this matter tomorrow morning, and Lord Luo will naturally know about it."

"What's going on?" Luo Dongyang asked in surprise.

Lord Bao heaved a long sigh: "Lord Luo knows about the Bianjing haunting case."

"That's right, it's because of those ghost words and my father's illness.