"This butterfly is native to southern Xinjiang and feeds on corpses. It is also known as the Southern Xinjiang Corpse-Eating Butterfly." Fu Mingrui shook his head repeatedly, "But Lian Youyou knew it, so she was always one step ahead of me. She captured Wanqing, and I thought it was a joke. But after I interrogated the pimp of Saixian Pavilion, I learned that among all the prostitutes, only Wanqing had an unknown origin. I sent people to search Wanqing's room and found a strange piece of jewelry, which I suspected to be the style of the natives of southern Xinjiang. Brother, this time... I might really lose..." Fu Mingrui raised his hand to support his forehead. He felt that this time, he was like a rookie in investigating the case, and he was completely circling around Lian Youyou.
"Lost to a woman?" Fu Mingsu couldn't believe his ears. His second detective brother actually admitted that he lost to a woman.
"What does it have to do with men and women?" Fu Mingrui became angry and indignant.
Hearing his brother's tone, Fu Mingsu couldn't help but pay attention. It seemed that Lian Youyou had left a deep impression on his brother and was unforgettable.
"The women and children in the capital are ignorant because they don't read poetry and books. If they did, perhaps they could become officials. I lost this time because I am not as knowledgeable as Lian Youyou. If I knew anything about the Southern Border Spirit Butterfly, how could I be fooled by Lian Youyou and get the upper hand!" Fu Mingrui became more and more angry as he spoke, and he couldn't stop for a while. "And that lecherous prince! Not only did he make trouble for me, but he also fell in love with Lian Youyou and wanted to hug her left and right. How could the emperor let him make this public judgment? Isn't this causing trouble for my mother?!" Fu Mingrui's anger could not be dispelled when he thought of Duanmu Qingchen's things.
His anger was not something a maid could calm down. If he could beat up Duanmu Qingchen, his anger would naturally calm down.
After hearing this, Fu Mingsu stopped asking questions and looked at the angry Fu Mingrui with a smile: "Second brother, I have never heard you mention a woman. Is Lian Youyou a beauty?"
When Fu Mingrui heard Fu Mingsu's words, he became annoyed again. He turned to look at Fu Mingsu angrily and said, "Brother, why are you the same as that playboy prince?"
"Heh..." Fu Mingsu smiled faintly, licked his lips, and gently patted Fu Mingrui's shoulder. "Are you angry because you are not satisfied with Lian Youyou suppressing you in every way, or is it because the prince has taken a fancy to Lian Youyou and intends to bring her back to the palace?"
Fu Mingrui still didn't understand what his elder brother said: "I'm angry that Duanmu Qingchen disturbed me and prevented me from solving the case!"
"Oh~~~ It seems that you are really angry. You dare to call the prince by his name." Fu Mingsu looked at him with a smile, "But how I see it, are you angry that Duanmu Qingchen fell in love with that Lian Youyou?"
"What does it have to do with me whether he likes you or not?" Fu Mingrui raised his hand and splashed the clear water onto himself.
Fu Mingsui wet the towel again and wrung the water out of Fu Mingrui's long hair: "Because, you, my second brother, also like it."
Fu Mingrui sat there in a daze listening to Fu Mingsui's words. Suddenly, there was a tinnitus in his head, and his mind seemed to be empty, leaving him stunned.
The setting sun slowly fell over the west city, painting the entire capital with a faint golden glow. The magnificent buildings sparkled in the setting sun, as if announcing that the night's prosperity was about to come.
The lights were also lit inside the Nine Gates, and a large basin of steamed buns and several bowls of water were placed on the round table.
Wanqing sat at the table in silence, dazed and lifeless, with empty eyes.
Lord Yao Guang was also very patient, so he stayed with her the whole time. She didn't say how long, but he stayed with her for that long.
Yunxi and Yunyao were playing chess to pass the time, while the fat Buddha was sitting next to Wanqing and chanting Buddhist scriptures, as if he wanted to use the scriptures to comfort this lost soul.
The coffin master came out of the room again, and this time, Little Lettuce bravely took the coffin master's arm and went out with him. The little boy was a little shy and timid.
“Aren’t you going to say it yet?” Mr. Guan gave a steamed bun to Little Lettuce and sat next to Master Yao Guang.
Master Yao Guang's eyes widened, and he pushed a steamed bun and a bowl of water far in front of Wanqing, and said carefully: "Miss Wanqing, it's okay if you don't tell me. Don't worry, we in the Nine Sects don't use words or actions to force a confession. You should at least eat something, and don't starve yourself."
Wanqing didn't raise her head, nor did she look at Mantou. She just sat there with lifeless eyes.
“Old man, don’t waste your energy. Let that liar Lian come. She has the ability, so let her ask~” Yun Yao held up her chin with one hand and put down the chess piece.
"Hey, they've been gone for the whole afternoon, could they really have left?" Yunxi began to look outside the door.
Yunxi's words made Mr. Yao Guang nervous.
"Humph, this time we end up losing more than we gain." Grandpa Guan leaned against the table with amusement, "My lord, you wanted to keep her, but she thought we were poor, so she ran away, and she also took away your beloved little Rinzi."
"No, no, Miss Youyou promised me that she won't leave."
"They all say that he was fooled~~~" Sanniang leaned out from the door, exhaling mist lightly, "It's all because of you, sir, making do with it. Now, that immortal is obviously a rich man~~The carriages are all from the Yi family in the north~~~"
"What?! The Northern Yi Family!" How could a group of rough men and a careless female figure pay attention to the details on the carriage
"Don't worry, everyone. Aqi's luggage is still there." The Fat Buddha pointed to the mountain-sized package that He Shiqi had dropped.
When Lord Yao Guang saw this, he felt much more at ease.
Everyone was looking at He Shiqi's package when a huge creature suddenly appeared at the door, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
I saw that it was a stone tablet with legs!
Oh, no, someone was carrying the stone tablet.
When everyone saw clearly that it was He Shiqi carrying the stone tablet and was surprised, Lian Youyou and Lin Tingjun slowly walked in under the dim light. The warm light fell on them, and the handsome man and beautiful woman were pleasing to the eye.
"Hey hey hey." Yun Xi immediately did not miss this perfect opportunity to discredit his sister, "Look at them, that's a real couple~~" Yun Xi poked Yun Yao's face which was already puffed up with anger.
"Hmph!" Yun Yao slapped Yun Xi's hand away, then rested her chin on her hands, sulking on the chessboard.
"Youyou! Youyou, you're back!" Lord Yao Guang immediately came out to greet her, more enthusiastic than when he was welcoming the emperor.
"duang!" He Shiqi put down the stone tablet, and everyone came to watch, only Yun Yao was still sitting in the distance sulking.
Lian Youyou asked Yao Guang: "Did you find out?"
Lord Yao Guang looked at Wanqing who was sitting in the hall and shook his head.
Lian Youyou smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, wait for Fu Mingrui to come and ask together."
Everyone was shocked again. Why did they have to wait for Fu Mingrui? They had already caught the murderer and found Ma Yun's body. That would mean they had won. Why did they have to wait for Fu Mingrui to come? They were a little confused about this operation.
Lian Youyou patted the stone tablet beside her and said, "I'll find a place to put the house first. Ah Qi, you carry it on your back, it's too narrow here."
"Okay!" He Shiqi carried the stone tablet again.
Lian walked into the hall leisurely, looking as if she was choosing a place to build a house. But Jiumen only had one acre and three mu of land, so where could she build a house? (To be continued)