Capture the Jade:

Lin Chengyou glanced around quickly, as if he saw something, turned around to find Kuan Nu, waved at him, waited for Kuan Nu to arrive in front of him, and whispered a few words, Kuan Nu nodded, with a smile on his face ‌A guard came and mixed into the crowd.

Yan Sizhi discussed with Lin Chengyou in a low voice, then turned around and pointed to two yamen servants in regular uniforms, telling them to find a basket immediately, while he stood up and was responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

Lin Chengyou looked down at Wu Xiang again, and suddenly pointed to a large stain on her right elbow: "When was this stained?"

Wu Yuanluo's complexion was already ashen. Hearing this, he looked at his younger sister's arm, and couldn't help being startled, and said sharply to the maid beside him, "Speak up!"

The maidservants trembled and shook their heads anxiously: "The maidservants don't know, but just now the lady's clothes are still clean..."

Teng Yuyi frightened and looked at that place, the color was obviously darker than other places, and it looked like something like oil soup, not to mention Wu Xiang himself, the maid would never allow her wife to have her clothes so dirty.

So there must have been a very short time between the time when the clothes were stained and when Wu Xiang had an accident.

Suddenly I remembered the scene outside the window of Jushuangzhai again. Lu Zhaoan appeared on the front foot, and Aunt Wu had an accident on the back foot. In addition, Shaotang's classmate Hu Gongzi who was suddenly taken away from his soul, it was impossible not to think about Lu Zhaoan. There were so many people that Lin Chengyou couldn't take care of them even if he had supernatural powers. Teng Yuyi feared that Lu Zhao'an would take advantage of the chaos and escape, so he hurriedly signaled Chang Geng to go over and remind Lin Chengyou.

"The officials of Dali Temple are here to handle the case, and they don't hesitate to come forward if they don't ask for anything." Yan Sizhi stopped Chang Geng with a good voice.

But Lin Chengyou recognized Chang Geng at a glance. Although the guard changed his face, he stayed by Teng Yuyi's side tonight, only when Teng Yuyi had something to look for him, he hurriedly said: "Brother Yan, let him come here."

Chang Geng approached and told Teng Yuyi who had just discovered it.

Looking around, Lin Chengyou found that most of the people crowded in the front row to watch the fun were five-year-old and three-year-old men. He couldn't find Teng Yuyi in the crowd for a while, so he had to whisper: "This place is dangerous, take your master back to Jushuangzhai first. .”

Chang Geng agreed.

Teng Yuyi was already in a hurry to find Sister and Shaotang, but she hurriedly got out of the crowd when she heard this.

Not far away, I saw Ajie and Shaotang coming towards each other, beside Ajie there was a tall and handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his appearance was almost carved out of a saint.

Teng Yuyi was startled, how could the elder sister be with the prince?

The prince obviously heard that something happened here, and his face was a little uneasy. Du Tinglan's face turned pale, and he looked for something in the crowd with his eyes while walking.

Gradually getting closer, the prince seemed to be aware of the gazes around him, and kept the distance away from Du Tinglan calmly, then led the people around him quickly through the crowd, and suddenly saw Wu Xiang on the ground, Startled, he walked up to Lin Chengyou and squatted down, asking in a low voice what happened.

When Du Shaotang saw Teng Yuyi in the crowd, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted: "Cousin Yu! We are looking for you."

Du Tinglan hurriedly approached and grabbed Teng Yuyi's arm: "What happened over there?"

"Don't go there yet, the murderer might be among the crowd." Teng Yuyi was still astonished, and pulled Du Shaotang and his brother to a place where there were few people, "Sister, why are you with the prince?"

Du Tinglan blushed slightly, and Du Shaotang glanced at Ajie with a strange expression.

***

When Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi came out in the evening, they discussed the matter of attracting thieves tonight. Therefore, when Teng Yuyi used an excuse to buy sugar, Du Tinglan didn't follow her. After waiting for a while, her sister turned around, and she couldn't help feeling a little worried. So they also found an excuse and took the younger brother out of the building.

As soon as the siblings arrived at the door, a servant in the crowd approached quietly. Huo Qiu was about to attack that person, but when he recognized him as Lin Chengyou's long follower, he froze for a moment. Kuan Nu invited the siblings to an inconspicuous corner, and politely explained his intentions.

He said that his eldest son wanted to inquire with Mrs. Teng about something important, and asked Mrs. Du to help cover it up. In case someone inquires about Mrs. Teng's whereabouts, just say that Mrs. Teng went to Linshuizhai to get the ordered jewelry. He also said that the shopkeepers of Linshuizhai had already greeted them in advance, so Madam Du didn't have to worry about it.

Du Tinglan's sister and brother had dealt with Lin Chengyou several times, knowing that this person was Lin Chengyou's confidant, even if they were full of doubts, they had no choice but to agree.

In order to make themselves look more natural when they returned, the siblings bought some jade-pointed noodles and distributed them to the classmates when they returned to Jushuangzhai.

Du Shaotang reluctantly endured another half an hour, seeing that there were not many people in the building, he said: "Sister, it's so lively tonight, what's the point of sitting around all the time, let's go shopping too."

I have to drag my sister out of the building.

As soon as he was outside, Du Shaotang became active. He set up a wishing lamp by the river, and dragged his sister to wander around.

The two siblings had no choice but to go back along the same road, and met a barbarian playing to find a tree on the way. His stature is comparable to that of an ape. Du Shaotang was young and playful, so he immediately became interested. He dragged his sister to watch. It happened that an old woman came out of the crowd with her grandson in her arms and bumped into Du Shaotang head-on. kicked.

Du Shaotang took a few steps back in fright.

Du Tinglan was stunned for a moment, and quickly stretched out her arms to support the old woman.

Du Shaotang quickly stabilized his figure: "Madam, are you okay?"

The old woman has a plain skirt, no wooden hairpin on her head, and her grandson is holding a dilapidated rattle in her arms. She is also dressed in coarse cloth.

The old woman was not wary of being stepped on, so she was very angry. After a few words, she realized that the person who stepped on her was a luxuriously dressed young gentleman. The lady is also full of noble air, knowing that the other party is either rich or noble, so she swallowed the sentence "Is it because you don't have eyes?"

I didn't dare to spit anymore, but my face was not so angry, the old woman pushed away Du Tinglan's hand, limped and walked to the side with her grandson in her arms, and cried out in pain: "Oh, oh, it hurts so much I am old."

When she shouted, the eyes of everyone around her were attracted.

Du Shaotang panicked, this woman is very old, if he stepped down, he probably broke her toe bone.

Du Tinglan's face was also hot, but fortunately she was wearing a veil on her head so that she wouldn't be surrounded by too many people, so she hurriedly motioned for her younger brother to apologize, while she supported her old woman, and continued to comfort her in a warm voice: "My younger brother is reckless. Don't worry, old lady, there is a medical clinic nearby, we will accompany you to take a look."

Du Shaotang bowed deeply, and said embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, I blame this junior for being reckless."

The old woman is tricky, but her heart is not so bad. After thinking about it, the other party could have refused to **** her, but she stayed and apologized because she was well-bred. With a few words in a soft voice, the gas in my stomach has already disappeared. Besides, there is no serious problem with the foot, and if we are going to the medical clinic, maybe the medical worker is too lazy to take a bottle of medicine, so he said in a rough voice: "No need. My little man, you look thin and weak Weak, stepping on people is enough, and I am afraid that the soles of my feet will be swollen for several days."

Du Tinglan was really sorry, seeing that the old lady refused to go to the hospital, so she took out a small purse and gave the old lady's grandson a few coins in it.

I felt sorry for changing the old woman this time, Du Tinglan knew that the old woman had concerns, so she said with a smile that her grandson was really cute, and the money was for Xiao Langjun to buy food.

The old lady accepted it with a smile on her face.

The siblings turned around, and saw a young man in purple clothes not far away smiling and looking at them, his eyes were gentle and amiable, and his demeanor was also graceful. The scene just now was seen by this person.

The Du Tinglan siblings saw the prince in Le Dao Villa, and they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise: Your Highness the Prince.

The prince seemed to be wandering alone, wearing a white dragon fish suit, with only a few entourages with him, it was not good to rush forward to salute in such a situation, so the siblings could only pretend that they did not recognize the prince.

Not long after walking, Du Shaotang saw a vendor selling steamed pears on the side of the road, and said excitedly, "Sister, this is my favorite. Wait a minute, sister, I'll buy two bowls." /

Du Tinglan had no choice but to stop.

After the incident just now, Du Shaotang was afraid of stepping on someone else's foot again, he was clearly outside the crowd, but he couldn't get in for a long time.

Du Tinglan was thinking about looking for Teng Yuyi, so she wanted to call her younger brother out when she saw this, but at this moment, several people came to the stall and bought several bowls of steamed pears in one go. Du Shaotang smiled and said, "Young Master Du, take it."

Du Shaotang was stunned for a moment, he thought that the prince had already gone to other places, but he did not expect to come here, so it was not easy to please the prince, so he took the pear bowl respectfully and thanked him , came out from the crowd and gave one of the bowls to my sister.

Du Tinglan was puzzled, and could only accept this kindness in a daze.

With the friendship of this bowl of steamed pears, it is logical for the prince to live with the siblings.

"Young Master Du studied in the Imperial College? How many years have you been studying?"

The prince's voice is like a breeze.

Du Shaotang has always been timid, and this time he was so frightened that he lost his mind. When he raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat, he subconsciously glanced at Auntie, but he didn't meet Auntie's eyes, but caught a glimpse of a not far away ‌Huo Qiu, ever since Cousin Yu sent Huo Qiu to his side, Huo Qiu has been vigilant day and night, and has never made a single mistake. Thinking about it, Cousin Yu has trained Huo Qiu, and Cousin Yu only Four years older than myself...

In the past, he listened to his parents and elder sisters in everything. During this period of time, he assigned Huo Qiu many things, and he gradually got used to the feeling of making his own decisions.

He calmed down and tried to answer according to his own thoughts: "A certain man was enlightened at the age of five, and has been studying in the Imperial College for six years."

The prince said warmly: "The children of the Du family are all Zhilan Yushu, and your father is even more talented. I heard that Du Gong was the first class in the Jinshi department, but because he wrote an article "The People Suffer". The long fu was banished from Chang'an by the stupid officials of the official department. I was fortunate to read this long fu. Other officials are used to singing praises, but your father complained for the people every word. It is a pity that this long fu did not reach my grandfather. In the past, he was suppressed by that incompetent Gu Shangshu arbitrarily, this matter...has Mr. Du heard of it?"

Du Shaotang sweated secretly. It was a major turning point in Grandpa's official career. He originally had a promising future, but since then he has fallen to the bottom. This question is related to the future of the Du family, so he must not answer casually. He seemed to look at Auntie.

Seeing this, the prince couldn't help feeling a little regretful. He wanted to find something to say casually, but he didn't expect to make the siblings feel like they were facing a big enemy.

Du Tinglan sensed the sight of his younger brother asking for help, and did not say a word, but his back straightened even more.

Du Shaotang's heart brightened, and he carefully said his words: "Grandfather often said that as an official of the court, the first thing to do is to share the worries of the saints and the people. , Qing can correct it'. It is precisely because the sage is a wise king who regards you as a son, that I dare to write straight books."

The crown prince smiled slightly. These words were neither humble nor overbearing. While praising the monarch, he also confessed once again the loyalty and sincerity of the Du family.

He heard that Du Yuzhi's temperament is too upright, and he often confronts others. From this point of view, Du Shaotang seems to be softer than his father, round on the outside and square on the inside, which is especially valuable.

That's right, Mrs. Du was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan. The temperament of the siblings probably followed that of their mother. No wonder Du Tinglan is so gentle and honest.

Du Tinglan's heart is full of mixed feelings. Ah Yu always said that her younger brother should be alone, but she and A Niang are always worried. Now it seems that she and A Niang are too wrong. Winged bird, it seems that in an instant, my brother has grown up.

I don't know what the prince will ask next, but it seems that she doesn't have to worry about it all the time.

The prince couldn't help feeling helpless.

Blame him, this is also the first time he strikes up a conversation with the little lady.

Aniang takes care of everything else, except for the matter of her future daughter-in-law. Before moving into the East Palace, he had no maids by his side. After moving into the East Palace, there were only some elders in the palace. nanny.

Not only that, A Niang also told her sons to follow the example of Grandpa and not allow them to take concubines for life.

The crown prince knew very well that it was precisely because of the many concubines around the late emperor that the infant grandfather was almost murdered. The grandfather hated the harem competition for favor, and had never accepted concubines for many years. Grandpa saw A Niang's special affection in his eyes, and felt that this was a matter of course.

This year, at the request of A Niang, he began to pay attention to these ladies in Chang'an. Originally, he was very curious about Teng Yuyi because of Teng Shao. Unfortunately, Teng Yuyi had a rubella attack that night in Le Dao Villa, so he couldn't see it. Teng Yuyi's appearance was completely absorbed by Du Tinglan.

In the past, I only saw Du Tinglan from a distance, but just now I got a close-up glimpse of Du Tinglan's face. When the wind blows, the thin gauze curtain can't block anything at all.

He has never seen such gentle and clear eyes, and his heartbeat can't stop speeding up when he looks at it.

Seeing that Du Shaotang was a bit cramped, he decided to change the subject, and said with a smile: "There is something about Bianwen over there, why don't you go and listen to it?"

Both brothers and sisters breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

At this moment, a large number of people rushed towards the arch bridge in front of Qinglong Temple. Du Tinglan was unexpected and was almost overwhelmed by the crowd.

Du Shaotang's body is thin, so he couldn't protect his elder sister. Huo Qiu was separated by three feet and couldn't get close for a while. Du Tinglan was pushed by the crowd behind him, and was about to fall. He reached out and held it firmly.

Du Tinglan looked up in embarrassment, and happened to meet the prince's eyes, the prince let go of his hand and said: "Something seems to be going wrong over there, go and have a look."

Du Tinglan is very grateful.

But the further she walked, the more doubts she had in her heart. No matter how crowded the crowd was, as long as she couldn't move, the prince would always calmly help her block it.

She naturally knows what this means. Only when she pays special attention to a certain person can she see the other person's actions in her eyes, and it is too coincidental that the prince will appear tonight, the Qinglong Temple Theater is as big However, the prince has been with them all the time.

The more she pondered, the more frightened she became.

Fortunately, the prince separated from them as soon as he arrived at the place where the incident happened.

***

"Sister?" Teng Yuyi looked at Du Tinglan curiously.

Du Tinglan didn't know how to answer the words, this matter was too weird, but after careful consideration, he realized that it was just a coincidence, while Du Shaotang thought that the prince's attitude was too enthusiastic, so he lowered his head and thought about it, and quietly told him just now ‌Everything has been said.

Teng Yuyi was stunned.

There are so many places where you can play near Qinglong Temple, it's not good for the prince to go anywhere, but he wants to go with Ajie and the others. The key is to inquire about so many things about the Du family along the way.

But in the eyes of Teng Yuyi, sister is the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the first among all the talented women in Le Dao Villa last time. If the prince is not present, I saw it when I was there.  It's not surprising that the heartbeat.

It's just that there are a lot of tourists tonight, and the scene just now must have been seen by many people. Fortunately, the elder sister is wearing a veiled hat, and few people nearby know the prince.

Relieved, Teng Yuyi held Du Tinglan's arm: "This place is hard to talk about, let's go back to Jushuangzhai first."

Du Tinglan looked at the scene of the incident on tiptoe: "What happened?"

Teng Yuyi said what happened earlier.

The siblings were shocked.

The three of them returned to Jushuangzhai, and there were two yamen servants from Dali Temple standing at the door.

Almost all the classmates are back. Teng Yuyi counted silently in her heart, everyone was there, only Wu Xiang and Wu Qi were missing, one had an accident, and the other was with brother to help.

Liu Siniang and the others wiped away their tears: "Everyone came out to play happily, who would have thought that such a thing would happen, the murderer is really daring."

Peng Auntie and Peng Erniang also sighed: "Didn't you see that Mr. Wu and Wu Qi are in a hurry. When something like this happens, the Wu family will never let it go."

"What does it mean to lose one soul and one soul? I wonder if I can get it back?"

Deng Weili also had tears in his eyes, and he was silent for a while and said in a bitter voice: "What happened tonight is too strange. Wu Xiang said that he would lead me to meet someone, and asked me to wait for her at the seventh pier. When I came to Wuxiang, everyone mistakenly thought that I was traveling with Prince Cheng's son."

Li Huaigu was stunned: "Didn't you know that Prince Cheng was by your side?"

"My two maidservants told me afterwards, but in fact, I was so focused on waiting for Wu Xiang that I didn't pay attention to who was around me."

Teng Yuyi couldn't help but said: "Did Wu Xiang say this to you personally? Or was someone else helping to spread the word?"

"Wu Xiang told me personally." Deng Weili sobbed, "The strange thing is that I couldn't find her all night after I finished speaking, and finally saw her passing by the building. I asked her face to face what the **** she was doing, and something happened to her."

The students looked at each other in dismay: "This is not too coincidental. We want us to mistake you for a tryst with Prince Cheng? But what good does it do for her?"

A distant relative of the Liu family interjected foolishly: "I heard that Mrs. Wu is one of the candidates for the crown princess. If everyone mistakenly thinks that Mrs. Deng has an affair with Prince Cheng, she will—"

Liu Siniang's face changed suddenly: "Wu Lang, shut up."

The man was too scared to make a sound.

Deng Weili said decisively: "Impossible, I don't know what kind of temperament Aunt Wu is? She doesn't want to harm people because of this kind of thing."

Others also agreed: "That's right, Mrs. Wu is notoriously soft-hearted, she usually does not contend with the world, otherwise she would not have been snatched by Duan Qingying from the Zhen Guogong's mansion."

"But there must be a reason for the murderer to take Aunt Wu's soul."

Peng Jinxiu seemed to have remembered something, and shivered suddenly: "Last time, I heard that the prince has a lover, that the prince has a gentle temperament, that the prince fell in love at first sight, and there are talented and beautiful ladies in the academy. There are quite a few, but there are not many who are gentle and gentle. They are talking about Aunt Wu. The murderer is probably because of this-"

The girls were taken aback.

The candidate for the crown princess will be involved in the whole body. Before the dust settles, the palace will never leak any news.

Where did the Peng family get the news from?

Peng Huayue interrupted her younger sister loudly, and said with a forced smile: "Everyone, don't be surprised, the second younger sister is very straightforward. I guess some classmate was joking with Mrs. Wu, but my younger sister believes it."

Peng Jinxiu also knew she had made a slip of the tongue, so she clutched the scarf nervously, not daring to say a word.

I heard someone talking outside the door, and one of the yamen servants came in and said, "Excuse me, who is Mrs. Deng? The officials of Dali Temple have a few words to ask in person. Please go to the elegant room on the second floor. Yan Sizhi and Lin The judge will come later, in order to avoid suspicion, you can bring your maids and mothers with you."

Deng Weili put on his veiled cap and led the servants upstairs.

The yamen servant said again: "Madam Wu please wait here, I may ask you one by one later."

Deng Weili waited for a while in the elegant room on the second floor, when he heard footsteps coming from the stairs, soon, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi opened the door and came in.

Deng Weili got up and saluted.

Sitting down, Yan Sizhi asked, "Is this the bridge where Wu Xiang invited Mrs. Deng to go tonight?"

Deng Weili explained everything that happened before.

Lin Chengyou said: "Did someone give you a piece of jewelry tonight? Where did you send it? Do you know who that person is?"

Deng Weili ordered the servant girl to present the brocade box from the Zhaixing Building to the two of them: "When I got off the bridge, I wanted to go straight back to Jushuangzhai, but when I saw a puppet seller on the side of the road, I couldn't help but stop. The peddler said that he had a complete set of 18 operas in his cargo box, but it was just placed at the alley over there. If I am interested, I can go to the alley to have a look. I have a lot of servants with me, and all around are Pedestrians, forgive this peddler for not daring to think badly, so he followed to the alley. The peddler took out a brocade box from the cargo box and stuffed it to the maid. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away. I asked the maid to throw the brocade box away. But the maidservant opened the brocade box and took a look, inside was a pair of precious moon-reflecting bead rings, and the words 'Zhaixinglou' were engraved on the outside of the box, and by the way, there was a letter attached to the inside of the box lid."

Lin Chengyou asked: "Do you like buying puppets very much?"

Deng Weili said frankly: "I like buying puppets since I was a child. Every time I go out to play, I will buy a few back."

Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi looked at each other, no wonder they were able to pinpoint every step accurately, so they had figured out Lady Deng's hobbies in advance.

"What about the letter?" Lin Chengyou asked again.

Deng Weili asked people to submit the letter.

Lin Chengyou was stunned when he opened the letter. The contents of the letter were unfamiliar, but the handwriting was very familiar.

Yan Sizhi was even more surprised: "This is not..."

Isn't this Lin Chengyou's handwriting?

This letter is very touching, almost every sentence is expressing my admiration for Deng Weili, coupled with the arch bridge "traveling together" and the jewelry of Zhaixinglou, anyone will mistakenly think that Lin Pingshi is interested Deng Weili.

Lin Chengyou looked at the place where the signature was signed, but there was not a word.

"Does Mrs. Deng know who wrote this letter?"

Deng Weili was silent for a while: "I don't have a clue either."

Lin Chengyou smiled: "If you really have no idea, how can you let the maid carefully keep the brocade box when you throw it in the alley?"

"Okay." Deng Weili sighed, resting his chin, "I thought it was given to me by His Royal Highness, so I dare not throw it away without authorization."

Yan Sizhi was stunned, this Mrs. Deng's demeanor and demeanor was somewhat similar to that of General Teng's daughter.

Lin Chengyou closed the brocade box smoothly: "This matter may be related to the murderer. Dali Temple needs to find out the source of the jewelry immediately. If it is really a gift from a certain admirer of Mrs. Deng, we will return it when we find out. Lady Deng."

Deng Weili breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright."

Lin Chengyou said again: "So when Wuxiang had an accident, who were the classmates of Jushuangzhai?"

Deng Weili was startled. Hearing this, could it be that he suspects that his classmate made an attack on Mrs. Wu?

"Besides me, there are Mrs. Teng, Liu Siniang, and Wu Qi, and the other table is..." Deng Weili thought about it carefully, and added for the sake of caution, "By the way, Mrs. Teng is The last one to come in, less than a quarter of an hour after she sat down, something happened outside."

After Deng Weili left, Yan Sizhi wrote in his notebook: "It seems that these people from Jushuangzhai can be ruled out as suspects... After taking the soul, each person's attack time is different. When the incident happened, Mrs. Teng Although she was inside the building, something happened within a quarter of an hour after sitting down, so she is suspected."

But I heard Lin Chengyou say: "It's not her."

Yan Sizhi paused.

Looking at the notebook in front of him, Lin Chengyou said lightly: "She stayed with me before, and I asked someone to ask her about the affairs of the academy. She went back to Jushuangzhai, and met Aunt Wu on the way. According to Kuan Nu, at that time, Aunt Wu was in a clear mind and stopped to greet Lady Teng before breaking up. Kuan Nu and several attendants can testify to this. At least burning amulets is required to obtain the soul, under the eyes of Kuan Nu and others, Lady Teng has no chance to do it."

If this matter is not made clear in advance, Yan Sizhi will definitely interrogate Teng Yuyi carefully in order to investigate the case. In this way, the private meeting between him and Teng Yuyi will be recorded in the case report.

Yan Sizhi stared blankly at Lin Chengyou, talking about things as he said, his face turned red no matter what, his heart suddenly brightened, it turned out that Lin Pingshi's sweetheart was Lady Teng.

It must be, otherwise why don't you rush to help Mrs. Teng get rid of it, think about when I went to find Lin to judge things, I happened to bump into a slim figure and hurried away, and then Lin judged things to stay in In the alley, it can be seen that the two have just broken up. With Lin Pingshi as a person, if he doesn't want to meet with any young lady in private, he will never do so.

Yan Sizhi didn't expose Lin Chengyou, but nodded in understanding: "Alright, then—who shall we talk to next?"

"Madam Teng."

Teng Yuyi came up quickly, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Lin Chengyou. Lin Chengyou was sitting behind the table and motioned for her to sit down opposite.

"Sit."

Teng Yuyi nodded, although she was wearing a veiled hat, the small sound of her steps shaking was clearly audible.

Lin Chengyou looked up at her head, then lowered his eyes, and said with a normal expression: "Where was the last time Madam Teng saw Aunt Wu tonight?"

Teng Yuyi said: "Near the arch bridge."

"Who are there around Aunt Wu at that time?"

"It seems that there are only three maidservants."

"No classmates?"

Teng Yuyi shook her head.

"Wu Yuanluo isn't there either?"

Teng Yuyi thought for a while: "Anyway, she wasn't with Aunt Wu at the time."

"Is there anything unusual about Aunt Wu's face? Is she articulate when she talks to you?"

Teng Yuyi nodded: "It's very clear. She is holding a lot of gadgets in her hand, including a palm-sized kite, a small hammer, and about four or five gadgets. When she sees me, she stops and smiles with me. After saying a few words, he led the maids and walked towards the other end."

"Where did she say she was going?"

"She said she was going to put a wishing lamp by the river."

Lin Chengyou paused: "Does she have a lantern in her hand?"

"No."

"Where's the maid beside you?"

"I didn't mention the lantern either."

Yan Sizhi frowned: "I'm going to put a wishing lantern by the river, but I don't have a lantern in hand, so I plan to buy a lantern first."

Lin Chengyou suddenly said again: "Are there any suspicious people around you now? For example, with a piece of meat in your hand, you followed Aunt Wu silently."

Teng Yuyi blinked, who is wandering around with a piece of meat waiting for a good night, could the murderer be a butcher?

She seriously recalled: "I didn't see it. There were too many people around, so I didn't pay much attention."

"Then did you encounter any strange things when you came back?"

"Yes." Teng Yuyi hurriedly said, "Not long after returning to Jushuangzhai, I saw Lu Zhaoan passing by in front of the building, and then I heard that something happened to Wu Xiang."

Teng Yuyi had sent Chang Geng to tell Lin Chengyou about this, but Yan Sizhi didn't know about it, and was horrified: "Lu Zhaoan?"

There is no such thing as a coincidence in the world. Every time there is a case of losing a soul, Lu Zhaoan happens to be nearby. The first Hu Jizhen, Mr. Hu, had a falling out with Lu Zhaoan before the accident. The second victim, Li Yinger, accidentally fell into the well of Chuguo Temple. The two places where the incident happened are not far from Lu Zhaoan's residence.

Aunt Wu finally had nothing to do with Lu Zhaoan tonight, and Lu Zhaoan happened to be nearby before the incident happened.

Yan Si took up his pen and wrote this transcript: "Lin Pingshi, it seems that we can formally interrogate Lu Zhaoan."

Lin Chengyou said to Teng Yuyi again: "Spread your hands and let me see if there are any traces of using talismans."

Teng Yuyi knew that this was for Yan Sizhi to see, so she straightened her arms and spread her palms in front of the two of them.

Lin Chengyou got up and approached, and tried the talisman against Yan Sizhi's face.

"Okay, I haven't used the talisman, I can go."

Next, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi sent Li Huaigu and others for questioning.

Lin Chengyou cut to the chase: "Where were you before Aunt Wu's accident?"

Li Huaigu said calmly: "I took my maidservant to buy a kite. My servant said that I used to fly a kite near the Chuguo Temple when I was young. Unfortunately, I was seriously ill when I was young, and I forgot about these things long ago. The first is my family. When the servant mentioned this, I went to the kite shop out of curiosity."

As she said, she asked the maid beside her to take out the kite she just bought.

Lin Chengyou was stunned for a moment, this kite looked so familiar, and he didn't know where he had seen it before.

"Where did you see Mrs. Wu tonight?"

Li Huaigu shook his head: "After I came here, I drank tea at Jushuangzhai, and then I went to buy kites. Then I heard that something happened, and I didn't see Aunt Wu all night."

The kite shop is nearby, and Li Sanniang will know how long she has been in the shop as soon as she asks the shop.

Lin Chengyou got up from behind the table: "Madam Li, please spread your hands, let me check whether you have used the talisman tonight."

Li Huaigu raised his arms and spread his palms.

Lin Chengyou came to the front, bent over with his hands behind his back to observe.

Yan Sizhi's eyes fell on Li Huaigu's hands, the little lady's fingers were extremely white and slender.

The strange thing is that Li Sanniang's chest suddenly heaved up and down when Lin Chengyou approached, as if she was a little expectant and a little shy, and she quickly recovered and did not move. Sensually stabilized his arms.