Xiao Ying has been quietly following behind the woman. For the commander of the Neiwei Palace, it is too easy to track an ordinary person, not to mention the cover of night!
To Xiao Ying's surprise, the woman actually came to the courtyard where the well of the sunken corpse Xiaocui was. The woman looked around, gently opened the courtyard door, and walked in!
Xiao Ying jumped across the courtyard wall on the other side and landed gracefully without making a sound. Seeing an old tree in the courtyard, Xiao Ying dodged behind the tree, staring tightly at the woman in front of her!
By the light of the moon, Xiao Ying could vaguely recognize that this woman seemed to be a maid in the village, and saw that the maid put down the basket, and what was inside was a pile of dark money yellow paper. The maid took out the fire book and lit the dark money. Looking at the burning flame, the servant girl sobbed!
"Xiaocui, I know that your death was wronged. We entered the mansion in the same year and felt like sisters. Seeing your death, my sister was helpless, so I had to burn some paper money for you. When you came to the yin Cao Jifu, you should pay more attention to it. Will not be bullied!" The maid sobbed as she burned the paper!
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Xiao Ying realized that it was the maid who came here to pay homage to Xiao Cui, but when she heard that the maid said that Xiao Cui had been wronged, Xiao Ying couldn't help being curious and decided to continue listening!
Just listen to the maid continuing to say: "Sister Xiaocui, you said you just left, leaving your sister alone in this huge villa. Where can your sister find someone who loves her sister like her sister? You say Why are you so stupid? Let's be the servants, what are we doing in charge of the master's business? I know, Madam is good to you, but you can't do it like this?"
The handmaid was burning the paper money, and suddenly there was the voice of the night patrol team not far away, "Hey, why is there a fire there? Go, go and take a look!"
When the handmaid heard the sound, she couldn't help being panicked, threw the paper money in her hand into the fire, got up and was about to leave, at this time the night patrol team had arrived at the gate of the courtyard!
Seeing this, Xiao Ying rushed out from behind the tree, and pulled the maid over. The maid was startled. Just about to let out an exclamation, Xiao Ying covered her mouth and pulled her to hide. Behind the tree!
Huh!
The night patrol team pushed open the courtyard door and broke in. Seeing the burnt paper money on the ground, a night patrolman said angrily: "Who ran to burn the paper in the middle of the night?" He said, kicking the basket beside him. Moved to the side, looked around, found that there was no one, waved, "Let's go!" He said, taking other night patrols
Jia Ding left the yard!
Listening to the night patrol team walking far, Xiao Ying put her hand down, the maid also recognized Xiao Ying, looked at Xiao Ying in panic, Xiao Ying pulled her and said, "Go! Come with me!"
Xiao Ying took the maid to her room and poured her a cup of hot tea!
The maid took the tea, took a sip, and her flustered heart temporarily calmed down!
Xiao Ying looked at her and asked, "What's your name?"
The maid looked at Xiao Ying cowardly, and whispered back: "My name is Xia Ping!"
Xiao Ying refilled her a cup of tea, and continued to ask: "Xia Ping, let me ask you, are you sisters to Xiaocui?"
Xia Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I came here with Xiao Cui, so in the entire Xilin Villa, I have the best relationship with Xiao Cui!"
"Oh, that's the case, you must know exactly why Xiao Cui was killed?" Xiao Ying asked!
Xia Ping shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, I don't know, I just went there to burn some paper money for Xiao Cui!"
Xiao Ying's face sank and said, "I heard everything you said when you burned the paper. If you don't tell the truth, I will hand you over to Steward Tang now!"
"Don't, don't tell Steward Tang, they will kill me!" Xia Ping said in a panic!
Xiao Ying calmed down a bit and continued: "Don't be afraid. If you are really the same sisters as Xiao Cuiqing, then tell me what you know, so that I can help your sisters. If you continue to hide , Then your sister is really in vain!"
Xia Ping lowered her head, was silent for a while, and slowly said, "Actually, I don't know if Sister Xiaocui's death has anything to do with this matter!"
Xiao Ying said sternly: "Whether it matters, we can only confirm it after we have checked it. What exactly are you talking about?"
Xia Ping slowly raised her head and looked at Xiao Ying and said, "That's it. Xiao Cui was a madam's maid before. Madam treated her very well, and she often rewarded her. One morning, Xiao Cui went to wait for her to wash. , When I arrived at Mingyue Tower, I found that my wife was missing! So I searched everywhere, but couldn't find it. Xiao Cui went to the housekeeper Tang, but housekeeper Tang said that Madam had something to go out. At first, Xiao Cui didn’t care, but three days later. , Madam did not come back, Xiao Cui went to the housekeeper Tang to ask, but housekeeper Tang asked Xiao Cui to stop trouble, but did not say where the wife went, Xiao Cui wanted to go to the master, but the master was not in the house for a few days. later
Xiao Cui couldn't wait, so she went to report to the official! I had persuaded Xiao Cui before to not let her take care of this matter. Xiao Cui said that his wife treated her not badly and had to find her whereabouts. Later, the government came to investigate, and the master just came back. After some investigation, After learning that the young owner and his wife had eloped, Xiao Cui was later reduced to a maidservant by Tang’s housekeeper, but even so, Xiao Cui still did not believe that his wife would elope with the young owner, she told me before she died, She wanted to sue, but within a few days, Xiao Cui died! "
Xiao Ying couldn't help being shocked after hearing Xia Ping's words, and suddenly felt that Xiao Cui's death was even more suspicious!
Xiao Ying comforted Xia Ping and asked her to go back quietly. This night, Xiao Ying was no longer sleepy. When the sky was bright, Xiao Ying went to Di Renjie!
Li Yuanfang just waited for Di Renjie to wash and change clothes, Xiao Ying pushed the door in, and said quickly, "Elder Ge, there is a discovery!"
Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were taken aback, Di Renjie asked in astonishment: "Quickly talk about it, what's the discovery?"
Xiao Ying told Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang about what happened last night. After listening to Xiao Ying's narration, Di Renjie couldn't help but fall into contemplation!
Li Yuanfang said, "Could it be that this little Cui was killed by Tang Zhuangzhu because of this incident?"
Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "This is unlikely, this motive is too far-fetched! Even if Xiao Cui went to the Yamen to report his wife's disappearance, wouldn't she be killed?"
Li Yuanfang said contemptuously: "It's not impossible. Rich gentry like Tang Zhuangzhu is the most taboo against escalating family ugliness. Because of Xiaocui's complaint, now the wife of the villager and the young villager eloped, making the city full of storms. Everyone knows, how can the Tang Zhuangzhu give up? It is not impossible to kill people in anger?"
Di Renjie shook his head slowly, and said, "No, no, no, if it is Tang Zhuangzhu who wants to kill Xiao Cui, why wait until now? Or when we are in his mansion, he can let him in the beginning. Wouldn’t it be safer for someone to take Xiaocui away and kill him secretly?"
Li Yuanfang and Xiao Ying nodded, and Xiao Ying said with a bit of disappointment: "Oh, it seems I'm vainly excited. This clue is useless?"
Di Renjie smiled slightly and said: "It's not completely useless, at least we know that Xiao Cui who was the first to complain to the Yamen is not the owner, Tang Yinran!"
Li Yuanfang and Xiao Ying couldn't help looking at each other after listening, and they were puzzled!