The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 25: An inch of gold 25

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Chapter 25 An Inch of Gold 25

"Zheng Yunni is missing?"

The embroiderer nodded, then turned back to look at Merlin.

Huo Weilou looked around and saw a maid standing anxiously outside.

Huo Weilou immediately said: "Call Zheng Wen'an and Zheng Wenrong."

The Embroidered Clothes Envoy was ordered to leave. At this time, He Cheng and other Embroidered Clothes Envoys also came up from the bottom of the well. The Embroidered Clothes Envoy who was responsible for searching for other branches said: "Master Marquis, the other branches lead to the southwest of the mansion. There are two lotus ponds in the northwest, and the north one leads to the outside of the mansion, which has been blocked by silt. No more human traces have been found in these places."

Huo Weilou nodded, "Collect all the things in the dark room under the ancestral hall."

Bao Ruoyou stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, it is impossible for Miss Zheng to disappear without reason."

When the murderer killed Zheng Wenyan and Zheng Wenchen twice before, he first lured them away from their permanent residence before attacking. Now that Zheng Yunni suddenly disappeared, Bo Ruoyou was very worried in his heart, but Huo Weilou looked calm in his eyes. , he ordered a few embroiderers to stay here and led the others towards the outside of Meilin.

The maid next to Zheng Yunni was named Huayi. When she saw Huo Weilou and his men striding over, she immediately knelt down and said, "Greetings to the Marquis."

Huo Weilou looked down at her, "When did Zheng Yunni disappear?"

Huayi was about to cry, and said with red eyes: "Just two hours ago, the eldest lady said that she wanted to go out for a walk by herself, and the slaves were not allowed to follow, so the slaves stayed in the yard. Later, when it got dark, the eldest lady None of them came back, so the slaves went out to look for them. Unexpectedly, when they went out and asked the yamen who were responsible for guarding along the road, they said that they had not seen the eldest lady. The eldest lady disappeared not long after leaving the yard..."

Huayi wiped away her tears and looked at the dark forest all around, with fear in her eyes.

"Did anything unusual happen before she left?"

Huayi shook his head, "No, nothing unusual..."

Although Hua Yi said this, his eyes dropped, and Huo Weilou said coldly, "Now that the murderer is hiding in the house, your eldest daughter is very likely to be in danger. If you hide something, do you know what the consequences will be? ”

Huo Weilou was already imposing, but now his voice became colder, and Huayi felt that his gaze was like a knife hanging above her head.

Shoulders and shoulders trembled slightly, Hua Yi pursed her lips and raised her head, "Miss... Miss has had a very bad temper these days. After the third master died, Miss said that the murderer would come to harm her next. For two consecutive nights, the maidservants were allowed to spend the night with her in the inner room. This afternoon, the eldest lady learned from the servants that the Marquis had brought people to dig the well, and her face suddenly changed. She was very anxious. After staying in the house for a while, he said he wanted to go out to see the eldest lady. After leaving...he never came back."

I left only after hearing that they were coming to dig a well.

Bo Ruoyou frowned, Zheng Yunni actually knew about the underground darkroom?

Huayi's shoulders were hunched, with a look of fear on his face. At this moment, Zheng Wen'an and Zheng Wenrong came in a hurry from a distance. They walked to Huo Wei Tower and bowed first. Zheng Wenrong only looked solemn, but Zheng Wen'an crossed Huo Wei Tower. He looked over his shoulder and his expression changed slightly.

Zheng Wen'an said: "Master Hou, I wonder what your orders are?"

Zheng Wen'an lowered his head and sounded nervous. Huo Weilou looked at him and said, "Zheng Yunni is missing."

Zheng Wen'an suddenly raised his head, with a hint of shock on his usually gentle face, "How could Yun Ni disappear... Could it be... asking the Marquis to save Yun Ni, it must be... it must be the murderer's target Her!"

Zheng Wenrong was also a little anxious, "How could Yun Ni, who is so good, be missing..."

"Why did the murderer harm her?" Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Wen'an with eyes as cold as a sword.

Zheng Wen'an's back was stiff, and the hand on his side clenched and unfolded, then expanded and clenched into a fist, and finally said: "The murderer... The murderer has a grudge against someone in our house. Yun Ni is the eldest lady, so naturally she will become one." The murderer’s target."

There was a cold look in Huo Weilou's eyes, and Bo Ruoyou frowned. Eunuch Fu sighed, but his eyes became indifferent.

The corner of Huo Weilou's lips curled up in a cold arc, "At this point, you still refuse to say that the reason why you think Zheng Yunni will be murdered by the murderer is because... Zheng Yunni's birthday is not the seventh day of February at all, but The fifth day of February."

Zheng Wen'an's eyes trembled fiercely, "Master Hou...how can Master Hou say this? Yun Ni's birthday was sent to the capital early in the morning, no...it can't be false..."

Zheng Wenrong was a little confused. He looked at Zheng Wen'an and then at Huo Weilou, but he still asked questions.

However, Huo Weilou hadn't finished speaking yet. He said word by word: "More than half of the fifth day of the second month of the fifteenth year of Jianhe, it was the Yin hour of the Yin year."

Zheng Wenrong's expression changed, but Huo Weilou continued, "Not only is Zheng Yunni's birth date fake, she also has a twin sister."

These words were like thunder, causing both Zheng Wenrong and Zheng Wen'an to freeze.

Zheng Wenrong was shocked, while Zheng Wen'an was scared.

Huo Weilou's words were as cold as iron. No matter how hard he tried to hide it, Zheng Wen'an couldn't help but raise his head at this moment. His eyes were panicked and the corners of his lips were trembling, but he couldn't say a complete sentence, " How...how could..."

Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Wen'an with an even colder look, "Sixteen years ago, because of the incident of twin daughters, you changed all the servants in the Hou Mansion. When this case happened, you knew that the murderer left behind a 'Yin Nian Yin Shi' 'After four words, you will know that the murderer must be an insider of what happened back then. After discussing with Aunt Yu, you decided to destroy the secret room under the ancestral hall so that we can't verify it, because the evidence in it is not the same. A piece of paper and a piece of clothing are actually several rooms where living people have been imprisoned. You didn't have time to destroy all traces, so you had no choice but to burn the ancestral hall."

The color on Zheng Wen'an's face instantly faded, "Master Hou, there is no proof..."

"You want proof?" Huo Weilou said without any emotion. The more so, the more frightening he was. "The ancestral hall was burned down, and most of the darkroom underneath also collapsed. But you didn't expect that the darkroom was the same as many years ago. The culverts left behind are connected. Not only did the person you were hiding not die, but she also escaped on her own. She is the one who came to avenge you cold-blooded relatives."

Zheng Wen'an suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Huo Weilou. There was fright in his eyes, as if his most terrible guess had finally been proven and he couldn't bear it. His knees buckled, and he took two steps back and was about to fall.

Zheng Wenrong quickly held him up with quick eyes and hands, "Fifth brother, what is going on?"

Zheng Wen'an swallowed hard, his eyes rolled rapidly, but he still couldn't say a word. Cold sweat fell from his forehead, making him feel exhausted as if his end was approaching, "Don't ask me, I I don’t know...I don’t know anything..."

Huo Weilou glanced at Zheng Wenrong, "You once said that twins are inherently unlucky. If they are born in the yin period of the yin year, it will be even more disaster. Your mother and your brothers, in order to keep the prosperity of the Hou Mansion, , hiding a person in an underground darkroom. Over the years, she has lived in darkness every day. She is more miserable than you."

Zheng Wenrong is a twin. He was sent away since he was a child and has never enjoyed half of the wealth of a noble son. He has also lamented the injustice of his fate, but he never thought that the child that the eldest lady gave birth to sixteen years ago , turned out to be a pair of twins, and in order to preserve the marriage to His Highness the Second Highness, the Hou Mansion actually chose to hide one of them in an underground darkroom for sixteen years.

Thinking of the eldest lady going crazy for no reason at that time, Zheng Wenrong's suspicions for many years were also solved. His eyes were full of turmoil. He turned to look at Zheng Wen'an's face again. Even though he was still speaking arrogantly, Zheng Wenrong could see that what Huo Weilou said was true. It's true, he gritted his teeth with difficulty, "Now, where is her...that child?"

Huo Weilou said: "There is no one underground. I think she is still hiding in the house. Since she was discovered here, she must have been alarmed. But at this time, Zheng Yunni, who knew that we came to dig a well, left the yard and disappeared. ." He looked at the two brothers, "Tell me, where has she gone? What is she going to do?"

Zheng Wen'an immediately said: "This matter has nothing to do with Yun Ni, she doesn't know anything."

Zheng Wen'an said, his eyes were red. He didn't know whether he felt guilty thinking about the old things, or he thought about the pain in his heart because of the loss of the Marquis' mansion. "Only our elders know what happened back then. She doesn't know anything. It must be... The murderer wants to kill her..."

At this time, Zheng Wen'an finally stopped speaking hard and almost acquiesced to what Huo Weilou said just now, "Please send someone to search immediately, don't let her be killed too, this matter has nothing to do with her, I...I I don’t want to see any more deaths in the house.”

Zheng Wen'an spoke in a low voice and looked sad, as if he was going to cry the next moment. Seeing that he really didn't know what was going on, Huo Weilou frowned, "Sent people to search the silly aunt's residence. The silly aunt also disappeared in the afternoon. She also wants to track down Zheng Yunni..."

Huo Weilou was giving instructions to the embroiderer, but his eyes caught the meaning of the words that had been kneeling on the ground. After he said that the silly girl was also missing, he saw the painting's obvious expression change, and Huo Weilou looked at Xiang Huayi, "Do you know something?"

Huayi's whole body was shaking non-stop. The corners of her lips moved a few times, but she seemed to be hiding a huge secret that she didn't dare to tell. Zheng Wenrong said anxiously: "What do you know? Do you want to see something happen to the eldest daughter of your family?" ”

Huayi's tears suddenly fell down, and she cried: "My slave... I think that if someone wants to harm the eldest lady, it might be the silly aunt... It's the silly aunt who wants to take revenge on the eldest lady..."

Silly aunt wants to take revenge on the eldest lady?

Zheng Wenrong said in surprise: "Why Silly Aunt? Silly Aunt is a child that was picked up. Although she got my sister-in-law's pity by some combination of circumstances, she is not the one who was hidden..."

Bo Ruoyou also frowned when he heard this. The old lady had investigated Shagu's life experience. If Shagu was the child back then, how could she stay in the house? Moreover, her leg injury was real and it was impossible to commit murder. The reason why the eldest lady picked her up was just because she remembered that she had a pair of daughters and regarded her as another child.

There is also a silly girl who fell into a well but miraculously survived. The traces on the plum tree beside the well also show that people often use ropes to go up and down. The ropes need to be tied to the trees. If people are down the well, the ropes on the well Who tied it? And if someone goes down into a well, who will take away the rope tied to the tree? After thinking about it, only Silly Gu has this possibility. She used to help the eldest lady to fold plum blossoms as an excuse, so she would not be suspected when she often went in and out of the Merlin. What's more, it was her appearance last night that attracted the attention of the embroidery envoy, thus helping the murderer escape. .

Huayi cried and shook her head: "No...it's because...because the silly aunt fell into the dry well two years ago, it was...the eldest lady pushed the silly aunt down——"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. Huayi was forced to reveal his master's secret. He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said: "I didn't lie. Silly girl is loved by the eldest lady for some reason. Miss. I was unhappy at the bottom of my heart. That time... that time the silly girl happened to come to Meilin to pick plums. The eldest lady became cruel and pushed her down. The slave was with the young lady at that time. This matter... only the young lady and the young lady were involved in this matter. I know."

After saying this in one breath, Huayi Ren paralyzed on the ground in fear. These words revealed that she would never be left to serve the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion again.

Bo Ruoyou felt a chill in his heart. The silly girl was ugly and stupid. In the house, except for the occasional love from the eldest lady, she almost struggled to survive. It would be fine if the eldest lady was not sick. Her madness was difficult to recover from, and she cared about her. It didn't bring much benefit to Silly Gu, but it might also bring disaster for her. Not only did the servants bully her because of it, but even the superior young lady of the Hou Mansion actually had murderous intentions towards her.

Chuntao had previously only said that Sha Gu fell into a dry well. Bo Ruoyou took it for granted that Sha Gu was clumsy, but he never thought that she was also murdered. Zheng Yunni was killed just because the eldest lady cared so much for Sha Gu. Kill her?

"You...what are you talking about? How could Yun Ni do anything to a cheap servant?"

At this time, Zheng Wen'an was still defending Zheng Yunni. Zheng Yunni was going to marry His Highness the Second Highness. She had been admired by many stars since she was a child. Even now that the revelations have made the marriage unknown, Zheng Wen'an still insists on protecting her. Zheng Yunni defended him to the end.

Huayi cried and shook her head, "I never lied. I also wanted to save the eldest lady. When the accident happened, Shagu saw the eldest lady and was later rescued. The eldest lady thought she wanted to identify her, but she seemed to have forgotten. After learning about that incident, the eldest lady felt relieved, but I don’t know if she had really forgotten it. If she suddenly had a desire for revenge, it was not impossible.”

"The eldest lady has a distinguished status. If I say who will harm the eldest lady, I can only think of the silly girl, or...or the murderer..."

Bao Ruoyou frowned slightly. It was not that Silly Gu had forgotten, but she did not dare. She was in a low status, so how could she dare to accuse the eldest lady of committing the crime? Even if she points out her words, she will be the one who suffers in the end.

Not only did the silly aunt know who the murderer was, but she also had such a grudge with Zheng Yunni, which was indeed quite dangerous. Huo Weilou waved He Cheng to come forward, "Withdraw the yamen servants from the ancestral hall and search outside the residence of the silly aunt Zheng Yunni." , don’t miss it anywhere, especially the corners and inaccessible places.”

He Cheng agreed repeatedly. Now the truth of the case is gradually coming to light. The old affairs of the Hou Mansion have been revealed. He Cheng is also quite confused. However, since Huo Weilou is here, he should be a good vanguard.

Seeing He Cheng giving orders to the officials, Bo Ruoyou stepped forward and said to Huo Wei, "Master Marquis, the daughter of the people also wants to visit the silly aunt's residence again."

She thought she could just go with the Yamen, but Huo Weilou looked at her and said, "Go with me."

No need to ask any more questions at this time. Zheng Yunni left the yard by himself, and the silly girl disappeared. The murderer, who had a rough life but was ruthless, was hiding somewhere in the house. It was dark in the cold night, and Huo Weilou did not want to see it. Another person died in the Hou Mansion.

Since Huo Weilou wanted to go in person, Bo Ruoyou followed suit. He also ordered the embroidered clothes envoy to guard the dry well, and then walked towards the lower courtyard. Zheng Wenrong and Zheng Wen'an saw this and followed him. .

The sudden change caused the entire yamen and embroidery envoys of the Hou Mansion to move into action. They searched everywhere under martial law. Most of the servants were detained in various courtyards and pavilions, and they were all looking out from the cracks in the door.

The cold night is approaching, and the sky that was still clear during the day can’t see a single star at this moment. The embroidered messengers walked in front holding torches, shining the lights within a few feet around them like daylight, but further away The darkness is full of shadows, as if there is something hidden.

All the way to the lower courtyard, Bo Ruoyou saw the wing room that he had just visited last night. The embroiderer stepped forward and opened the door. There was no one inside. Huo Weilou entered first and glanced around. There were beds, tables and chairs in the room. At a glance, there really is nothing unusual about it.

Bao Ruoyou followed in, his eyes still falling on the bed. Next to the headrest of the bed, there was still the crude sachet with needlework. Apart from that, there was almost nothing in the room that seemed to belong to Sha Gu. Looking for something, Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly and saw a slightly shabby low cabinet on the left side of the bed.

This is the only cupboard in the house. There is a gap on the cupboard door, and I don’t know what is inside. Last night, the silly girl was not suspicious, but tonight it was completely different. Bao Ruoyou stepped forward and opened the cupboard door.

As soon as the cabinet door opened, Bo Ruoyou's eyes changed slightly. He saw a few old clothes in the cabinet, and on the top shelf, there was actually a lamp that he had just placed in the underground darkroom. Moon Rabbit Lanterns, identical lanterns, one for Silly Girl and one for the underground darkroom, Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips, and a complex and unspeakable meaning filled her heart.

She became more and more certain that Shagu had been rescued underground.

People who have lived underground all year round have naturally never seen these lamps. Even the most common moon rabbit lanterns that are only loved by children are still treasures to her.

Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou squatting in front of the cabinet and walked over, and when he saw the moon rabbit lantern, his eyes changed slightly. She thought that Bao Ruoyou would be sentimental for a moment, but she quickly calmed down, took out the Moon Rabbit Lantern, and then turned over the old clothes placed underneath.

There were only seven or eight pieces of clothes, all from spring, summer, autumn and winter. After looking through them, Bo Ruoyou didn't find anything strange. Just when she was about to stand up, her eyes changed slightly and she saw a green dress. Pigment coat.

This plain coat is uniformly worn by the servants of the Hou Mansion. Chuntao has been wearing this kind of winter coat these days. On the day she first met Shagu, Shagu also wore this winter coat. But after that, she saw Shagu again. Aunt, what she is wearing is an indigo winter jacket.

A strange feeling flashed through Bao Ruoyou's heart. She subconsciously turned over the winter jacket more, but nothing came out. But suddenly, she smelled a faint damp smell at the end of her nose...

A flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and Bao Ruoyou was stunned for a moment.

The smell was very light, but she had just come out of the underground culvert and was very familiar with this question. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up and walked to the back window of Shagu's wing. The back window opened.

The rear window opened, and outside was a small open space filled with debris. The snow was half-melted, slightly damp and cold, but there was no pungent mud smell.

So where did the muddy smell she smelled when she came yesterday come from?

Bao Ruoyou's heart trembled slightly, and her eyes wandered around unconsciously. Suddenly, her eyes slipped down and fell under the back window, on the earthen steps next to the wall. Bao Ruoyou took a breath and looked back. After realizing it, my hands and feet felt cold.

Because of the eaves, the top of the steps was still dry. At this moment, there was a pair of footprints printed with mud. The footprints were the same size as the ones she had carefully compared in the plum forest behind Zheng Wenyan's study. She looked at the footprints. , Bo Ruoyou could even imagine that when she entered the house last night, someone was leaning against the window edge, standing outside the back window.

Bao Ruoyou felt the hairs on his arms stand up.

And soon, she suddenly thought of a possibility that made her feel even more horrified.

Chun Tao once said that the silly girl is also very evil.

The details of the first time she met Silly Girl flooded into her mind again. For a moment, Bao Ruoyou felt that the invisible hand was holding her throat, and her breathing became stagnant.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, but it was an embroidered garment envoy in charge of searching outside who was about to enter the courtyard.

"Master Hou, the eldest lady has appeared! She went to the eldest lady's place, and she said she was going to take the eldest lady to fold plums."

Bao Ruoyou suddenly came back to his senses. When he reached the door, he heard Huo Weilou say in a deep voice: "Zhe Mei? Did she explain where she went just now?"

The embroiderer shook his head, "No, my subordinates didn't see Miss Zheng just now. It was the servant next to the eldest lady who knew that he was looking for the eldest lady and came here to report back. At the moment, the eldest lady has been taken out by the eldest lady. The maids wanted to follow, but the eldest lady did not let everyone follow."

Okay, Zheng Yunni took the eldest lady to the plum forest alone to pick plum blossoms?

Zheng Wen'an felt relieved when she heard Zheng Yunni's appearance, "Yunni is very filial to my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law likes plum blossoms. There is nothing wrong with her taking her to fold plums."

Huo Weilou said: "Send someone to go to Meilin to have a look, so that they are not allowed to leave their residence without permission."

The embroiderer left in response. Huo Weilou turned around and saw that Bo Ruoyou's face was a little pale. He frowned slightly, "What did you find?"

Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips slightly, as if she didn't know how to say it. However, when she met Huo Weilou's dark eyes, her beating heart calmed down slightly, so Bo Ruoyou said: "Last night, I'm afraid This is not the first time a civilian girl has seen a murderer."

Huo Weilou's brows suddenly rose, and Bo Ruoyou said in a difficult voice: "As early as the day when Mr. Zheng was killed, the daughter of the common people may have seen him." She glanced at Eunuch Fu standing outside. , said: "Eunuch Fu also saw it."

When Eunuch Fu heard this, he immediately stepped forward, stood at the door and asked, "Did our family also see it?"

Both Huo Weilou and Eunuch Fu looked at Bo Ruoyou, and Bo Ruoyou said: "The daughter of the common people has never understood before. Although the silly girl's features are similar to the eldest lady, the scars on her face are so big. Whoever it is, it is impossible to associate her with the appearance of the eldest lady, nor should she be taken back to the mansion by the eldest lady and loved as a daughter."

Not only did Bo Ruoyou not figure this out, but others were also puzzled.

Bo Ruoyou paused, "But what if in the heart of the eldest lady, the other daughter should have scars on her face?"

Huo Weilou's expression suddenly changed. He turned around and looked at Zheng Wen'an: "When the eldest lady gave birth to twin daughters, you decided to hide one of them. When you hid them, did you specifically destroy the child's face? ”

As soon as these words came out, Eunuch Fu could not bear it.

How can these people bear to ruin the face of a newborn baby?

But Zheng Wen'an shook his head, "No...we don't have one. We have more than one pair of twins in our family. In my great-grandfather's generation, there were also twins. In the past, they all had to be sent away, but here with Yun Ni , we dare not send them away... When they grow up in the future, if someone discovers that they look exactly the same, it will be the crime of deceiving the king, so we want to hide the children."

"When my sister-in-law was pregnant, she arranged a baby marriage with the imperial concubine in Beijing. Later, when she went south to Qingzhou, the imperial concubine often sent people to visit her. Knowing that her sister-in-law was about to give birth, she even sent a nanny to take care of her. Grandma was about to come, so we had no choice but to hide the child in the ancestral hall. We did not destroy the child’s face..."

Zheng Wen'an's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, obviously feeling a little embarrassed to say it. But if they didn't destroy the child's face, where did the scar Bo Ruoyou mentioned come from?

Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, and Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "The folk girl hasn't guessed this yet, but..."

Before Bao Ruoyou finished speaking, He Cheng strode in with two cadres, "Master Hou, we found the silly aunt! The silly aunt was hiding in the south kitchen, and she actually wanted to eat secretly... …”

Before He Cheng finished speaking, another embroiderer came in from outside.

"Master Marquis, the eldest lady and the eldest lady did not go to Meilin. The brothers who were guarding Meilin said that they never saw the eldest lady and the eldest lady passing by. In addition, the two yamen officers in the east just saw Silly Gu and went up to interrogate Silly. Gu said she also went to find the eldest lady and eldest lady..."

After the embroiderer finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that everyone's expressions had changed. He was a little dazed, but He Cheng couldn't help but said: "Where did you just say you saw Silly Girl? My subordinate Yamen found Silly Girl in the south. Gu, silly aunt was stealing food in the kitchen. Now she has been detained and is being taken to the front yard. How could you see silly aunt in the east?"

The embroiderer was also surprised when he heard this, "There are also two government officials from the east who came to report..."

Everyone was shocked, how could two stupid girls appear at the same time?

"Marquis, sir, because there are indeed two silly girls."

Bo Ruoyou suddenly spoke, Huo Weilou looked back at her, and Bo Ruoyou said casually: "That's what the Shicai folk girl meant. The person hiding underground is also a woman with burn scars on her face like Sha Gu. They have similar body shapes, and because of the scars on their faces, they can be mistaken for real." She looked at Eunuch Fu, "Eunuch, the silly girl we met for the first time is probably not the real silly girl, but a murderer hiding underground. ."

Eunuch Fu's face changed a little at this time, "At that time...she was delivering sacrifices with others. She was helping in the old lady's mourning hall that day, so she could steal the magic pestle and make it." Device?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Eunuch Fu covered his mouth, "Oh my god, our family has actually met the murderer so early..."

Huo Weilou's eyes were serious, and he could not understand Eunuch Fu's fright after realizing it. He turned to look at the embroiderer, "Where is the silly girl who is looking for the eldest lady and eldest lady now?"

A silly girl is stealing food in the south. A silly girl is looking for the eldest lady and Zheng Yunni. Really, the silly girl is afraid that Zheng Yunni will not have time, so how can she go to find her? Besides, according to the murderer, he will not stop harming others. It turns out that the one on the east side is the fake silly girl.

Xiuyi envoy said: "We are on the east side road leading to Yaoyue Pavilion. We are probably heading towards Madam's courtyard at this moment."

Huo Weilou immediately walked out, "The murderer appeared and ordered the government officials in other directions to withdraw to the east. The murderer must be caught."

Seeing him leaving, Bao Ruoyou immediately followed him quickly. Huo Weilou walked so fast that she almost trotted. After leaving the yard, Huo Weilou immediately walked towards the eldest lady's courtyard. The murderer knew the terrain of the house very well. Naturally, she also knew where the guards were. It would not be very difficult for her to avoid the sight of all the government officials. But now that the night was covering her up, if she escaped tonight, she would not know how long it would take. Huo Weilou looked stern. , his hand subconsciously brushed the dagger at his waist.

His steps were extremely fast, and others did not dare to look down on him. Even Zheng Wenrong and his brothers followed him with fear. However, seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the eldest lady's yard, Huo Weilou suddenly stopped. His phoenix eyes were cold and solemn, and he glanced at first. He passed the eldest lady's courtyard in the distance, and then looked in the direction of Yaoyue Pavilion.

Taking the branch road where Shagu was found as the central axis, the eldest lady’s courtyard is to the east, while Yaoyue Pavilion is to the northwest. Between Yaoyue Pavilion and the eldest lady’s courtyard, the most convenient way to escape is the one leading to the bamboo forest in the east. of trails.

Huo Weilou stood tall and looked towards the direction of the bamboo forest.

In the ink-like night, the entire northeastern corner of the Hou Mansion was shrouded in darkness. Except for the plum grove, which was guarded, the large bamboo forest and the vacant lotus pond were unguarded at the moment, and the bamboo forest was adjacent to the plum forest. , the most dangerous place is the safest place, and there is nothing better than hiding people in a dense bamboo forest.

"Go and have a look at the eldest lady's yard. Others are coming to the bamboo forest."

As soon as Huo Weilou finished speaking, the embroidered envoy obeyed the order and left, while the others followed Huo Weilou to the east.

Bao Ruoyou looked at the direction he was going, and felt an inexplicable sense of destiny in his heart. It was the bamboo forest to the east again... Thinking of the two unlit Moon Rabbit Lanterns, Bo Ruoyou felt even more sad. , and the murderer is chasing Zheng Yunni and the eldest lady. Does she hate her mother in her heart for being unable to protect her, and is dissatisfied with Zheng Yunni who is a sister but is completely different from her, so she wants to attack them?

A gust of cold wind suddenly blew up from the ground. Huo Weilou's robes flying in front of him were flying, and the golden dark lines on the robes disappeared and appeared. Under the flickering torches and night lights, his broad back became more and more visible. The pressure was overwhelming. No one knew what Huo Weilou was thinking, and he never explained why he came in this direction. But Bo Ruoyou never thought about whether it was right or wrong. It seemed that she trusted Wu Zhaohou from the beginning. of.

The road to the east was very familiar to Bo Ruoyou, but as soon as he turned a corner, Huo Weilou suddenly stopped in front of him. Bo Ruoyou was unable to stop in time and almost hit Huo Weilou's back. He was much taller than her. She was puzzled why Huo Weilou stopped for a moment, but when she looked over Huo Weilou's shoulder towards the east sky, she first saw thick smoke rising from the east sky under the sky. stand up.

"Firefighting."

Before Bao Ruoyou could react, he heard the words "Huo Wei's building was sinking."

He walked forward quickly, and the embroidered messengers behind him moved in full force. When Huo Weilou took a few steps forward and Bo Ruoyou's sight was no longer blocked, she saw a scene that shocked her.

In the bamboo forest to the east, a fire broke out for unknown reasons. The fire swept up the dead leaves and grass. In addition, most of the snow had melted. At this moment, most of the bamboo forest was turned into a sea of ​​​​fire by the wind.

Fire! There was a fire again!

Huo Weilou had already rushed to the forest of fire, and Eunuch Fu and He Cheng were also panicked. He Cheng immediately ordered the Yamen to go out to put out the fire, and then looked at Zheng Wenrong and Zheng Wen'an, "Why don't you call the servants in the house? If the fire spreads, it will not be like an ancestral temple..."

The ancestral hall is almost isolated from the front yard. Apart from the century-old pines and cypresses, there are no buildings around it. But this bamboo forest is different. The bamboo forest is close to the front yard. Once the fire spreads, the surrounding mountains, rocks, trees, and corridors and terraces will be destroyed. , can cause the fire to spread to the entire Hou Mansion. Both Zheng Wenrong and Zheng Wen'an's expressions changed drastically. Zheng Wenrong was calmer than Zheng Wen'an at least, and immediately turned around to call the people in the house, but Zheng Wen'an stared at the fire in a daze and did not react. .

Bao Ruoyou followed He Cheng and others to the fire forest. As soon as they got close, they saw all the embroidered messengers in the plum forest gathered outside the bamboo forest. However, the cold wind was strong at night and the fire was almost It was difficult to contain the fire, and there was no water in the culvert and lotus pond. How to put out the fire was really a problem.

But I heard Huo Weilou say in a deep voice: "First dig out the trees on the east and west sides, separate them with sand and soil belts, and ask the servants in the palace to fetch water and put out the fire from the upwind point." As he said that, Huo Weilou raised his eyes and looked at the sky. , "Fortunately it's west wind today."

If the wind direction changes and brings the fire into the house, it will be more difficult to contain it. Bo Ruoyou looked at the raging bamboo forest, but wondered how the fire started. Although there were many dead leaves in the bamboo forest, But today, most of the snow has melted during the day, and most of the dead leaves are wet. Even if sparks fall on them, they may not be able to ignite. But now, there is such a fire in the forest.

As soon as Bao Ruoyou settled down on this thought, a figure suddenly appeared in the forest of fire. She was surprised when she found that the person running out of the forest turned out to be Zheng Yunni! At this moment, the expressions of everyone standing outside the forest changed drastically.

"Yun Ni?" Zheng Wen'an was the first to step forward and shouted in surprise.

Zheng Yunni took the eldest lady to break plum blossoms, but disappeared halfway without going to the plum forest. But at this time, she actually ran out of the fire. Not to mention Zheng Wen'an, even Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but want to exclaim. A sound.

Zheng Yunni almost ran out of the bamboo forest with sparks all over her body. Her face was covered in black ash, her dress had holes all over her body, and several strands of her hair were singed. She just ran out. Then he fell to the ground, raised his head, and said with tears on his face, "Uncle Wu, please save my mother quickly. That person...that person wanted to burn my mother and me to death. She kept my mother inside in order to save me!"

Her voice was hoarse, and she had a look of panic on her face. She was trembling when she spoke, and her fearful and miserable look made me feel pity for her. Zheng Wen'an looked at the scene of the fire in shock, "What? Sister-in-law is inside?"

Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Yunni condescendingly, and raised his hands to the two embroiderers beside him. The two people immediately followed the path Zheng Yunni ran out of just now and entered the fire scene. Zheng Yunni still collapsed on the ground, sobbing, "Yes ...Mother is still inside..."

She turned around and looked at the forest with tears streaming down her face, "My mother is still inside, please save my mother..."

Zheng Wen'an looked quite distressed and stepped forward to support her, "Yun Ni, what's going on? Why are you here?"

Zheng Yunni cried and said, "I came to take my mother to fold plum blossoms, but halfway there, there was a flash of fire in the forest. My mother was attracted and ran this way. I couldn't hold her back by myself. , I had no choice but to chase him in. As soon as I entered the forest, I smelled a strange smell in the forest. At this moment, that person appeared..."

"Which person?" Zheng Wen'an asked anxiously.

Zheng Yunni's voice was trembling as she spoke, "It's...it's my grandmother's ghost...that person was wearing my grandmother's robe, staring at us with a pair of eyes. She said she had been waiting for us for a long time. Before she finished speaking, she threw the fire seal to the ground, and then I realized that the surrounding woods were full of tung oil..."

Zheng Yunni cried heartbreakingly. Although she was supported by Zheng Wen'an, she still couldn't stand up. At this moment, she was holding Zheng Wen'an's arm tightly. "Fifth uncle, please save mother..." He said Then he turned and looked at Huo Weilou, "Master Hou, please save my mother. My mother is sick. She...how can she run out..."

Zheng Yunni burst into tears, and every word she spoke was heartbreaking. She was naturally beautiful and graceful, but she fell to the ground at this moment, her beautiful eyes turned red from crying. Coupled with the stains on her face, she became even more... She was so lonely and pitiful, and when she thought about how she had so narrowly escaped from the forest of fire just now, but her biological mother was still in the forest of fire to save her, He Cheng, who was beside him, felt a slight soreness on the tip of his nose.

"Miss, the embroiderer has entered the fire scene. Don't be afraid. Madam will definitely be rescued."

Zheng Wenrong brought the servants in charge of the mansion and hurried over with buckets. They saw Zheng Yunni falling to the ground, describing it as if she was fleeing. She was shocked. When Zheng Wen'an said that the murderer wanted to burn her and the eldest lady to death, Zheng Wenrong was even more horrified. Breaking out in a cold sweat.

Zheng Yunni was so frightened that she cried. She was afraid that she would not be able to save the eldest lady, so she climbed two steps and grabbed the hem of Huo Weilou's robe, "Master Hou, please send more people, please send more people." Save mother, mother is here to save me, save her, save her..."

The voice was hoarse and heartbreaking, and the face that was struggling to look up was filled with desperate pleading.

Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Yunni and suddenly squatted down with one knee on the ground.

The distance was instantly shortened, as if the superior devil showed mercy to this human tragedy. Everyone looked at this scene without any surprises. Who wouldn't be moved by such a tearful beauty who was dedicated to saving her mother?

"A woman's tears cannot move me."

Huo Weilou's voice was cold and indifferent, and his next words made everyone's expressions change drastically.

"Your mother didn't escape because she saved you. It was you who kept her inside."