At this time, in Prince Mo's Mansion, Xu Wenlan was sitting on the round stone bench in the courtyard with his eyes closed, shaking his head and singing the popular folk song that everyone in the capital knew.
"Xu Wenlan."
Xiao Mubai sat on a chair three feet away from him, reading by candlelight.
"Well?"
Xu Wenlan opened her eyes and looked at Xiao Mubai. He was wearing a dark robe, the moonlight shrouded his whole body, the light of the candle flickered occasionally, and the shadow fell between his astonishing eyebrows.
"Can't you hear the sound of water after shaking until now?" Xiao Mubai frowned slightly and asked coldly.
"Sound of water? What sound of water? Where is the sound of water?" Xu Wenlan looked around and asked in confusion.
"The water in your head." Xiao Mubai replied with a hint of disgust.
"Huh?" Xu Wenlan thought about it for a moment and then came to his senses after a moment. He jumped up and pointed at him and said: "Xiao Mubai! You! Curse! Human!"
Xiao Mubai finally raised his eyes to look at him, and said with sarcasm in his eyes: "The reaction is quite fast."
"It's really boring to be friends with you." Xu Wenlan muttered.
Xiao Mubai glanced at the courtyard door and motioned for him to leave slowly without seeing him off.
Xu Wenlan twisted his neck and said firmly: "I am your brother, how can I argue with you?"
Xiao Mubai put down the book and joked: "So you are still my father's illegitimate son? Call me brother to hear it?"
"Ah, bah." Xu Wenlan spat at him and said, "You know I didn't mean that."
Xiao Mubai looked at him and said nothing.
Seeing his tepid look, Xu Wenlan was discouraged and simply changed the subject.
"Today in the capital, there are two different scenes inside and outside the palace."
"All the officials in the palace are on Du Hanfei's side, and all the people outside the palace are on Lu Mingxi's side." Xiao Mubai finally took the stand and did not let Xu Wenlan's words fall to the ground.
Xu Wenlan was moved that they could finally communicate normally, and then asked: "What do you think of the ballad I just sang?"
Xiao Mubai held his forehead and said after a while: "The words are a bit rough, but fortunately it is easy to understand and can be easily passed on by word of mouth."
"Have you found the person behind it?"
Xiao Mubai frowned and shook his head.
"Do you have anyone in mind?"
Xiao Mubai filtered some people in his mind and felt that they were all unlikely.
Han Sa came back last night and reported that the person who sued Zhu Chenlin was the well-known Anfeng Escort Agency in Jiangzhou. This person was a branch master of the Escort Agency. His surname was Qiu and his given name was Zhiting. He had a clean background.
After arriving in the capital, he has been staying at Angui Inn, and he goes to the prison every once in a while to make Lu Mingxi's life easier. He usually doesn't have much interaction with others, except that he once went to Wentian Pavilion and met Mr. Bingwen.
Then, Mr. Bingwen rejected him and started doing business with Qiu Zhiting.
Come to think of it, this young master Bingwen suddenly appeared in the capital a year ago. Inexplicably, rumors spread in the capital. He once sent someone to investigate carefully, but found that this person had no origin, and there was no record of entry and exit at the city gate.
Mr. Bingwen seemed to fall from the sky, and the moment he arrived, he was already a legend. The people in the capital all respect him as a prince and think that there is no news that he doesn't know, only money that you can't afford to spend. Or, it’s just whether he wants to tell you or not.
Xiao Mubai also had news he wanted to know. Therefore, he had personally met Mr. Bingwen. Although his hopes were not high, Mr. Bingwen's final reply still disappointed him.
It's like you've been in darkness and have lost your desire for light. Suddenly a voice appears telling you that you may see the light. You are anxious, yet hopeful. But in the end he told you that unfortunately, you can only stay in the dark feeling of loss forever.
"Mubai. Mubai! Xiao Mubai?"
Xu Wenlan's loud shouts rang in his ears. Xiao Mubai closed his eyes and resisted the urge to slap him to death.
"I can hear you."
"You are obviously in a daze, I just screamed a lot." After Xu Wenlan felt aggrieved for a moment, he asked curiously: "Who are you thinking of?"
"Master Bingwen."
"Ah, is that Mr. Bingwen who is famous recently in Wentian Pavilion?" Xu Wenlan said as if he knew that person.
Xiao Mubai nodded.
"He must be related to Lu Mingxi's case. However, there is someone behind him."
"There are... people? Who else can there be?"
"I checked Mr. Bingwen's background. He suddenly appeared in the capital alone years ago. Later he bought a house and lived alone. Slowly, he bought a few more servants to serve him. Those servants were all ordinary people. , the details are clean. If the person behind the scenes is Mr. Bingwen, then how can he do it by himself, and the whole city knows it overnight, and the song is spread by word of mouth? "
Xu Wenlan nodded frequently and asked again: "What about the person behind him?"
"How do I know?" Xiao Mubai looked like he was a fool.
"Oh, no. How can there be something that you can't find out? How come I don't believe it so much." Xu Wenlan firmly conveyed his affirmation of Xiao Mubai's ability.
Xiao Mubai frowned.
"Not to mention the person behind the scenes, there is no clue even about his origins."
"So strange? What about where he lives, and where is Wentian Pavilion? Have they been checked?"
"The place where I live is a normal courtyard house. As for Wentian Pavilion, it was an old store before, but it was rented by the young marquis' attendant and changed its name. The second floor is also sublet to Bing Bing Mr. Wen’s, they didn’t know each other before.”
"Little Marquis? Could it be that the person behind the scenes is Xiao Marquis?"
Xiao Mubai snorted coldly and asked, "How old is the young Marquis this year?"
"Thirteen. No, it's fourteen after the New Year." Xu Wenlan replied seriously.
"He has been weak since he was a child. He stayed in the mountains for thirteen years and returned to the capital for less than two months. Can you have some brains?" Xiao Mubai scolded Xu Wenlan, but Xia Chu's face appeared more and more clearly in his mind. in mind.
The young Marquis of Xiahou Mansion had only been away from the mountain for two months, so why did he hate Xiao Yanjun, why did he favor Xiao Zimu, and why did he love Xiao Muhong so much. Xiao Mubai felt that Xia Chu was also a mystery, just like Bingwen, a mystery that could not be solved for the time being. Will these two mysteries come together? Impossible, he dismissed the idea. He even felt that he was as ridiculous as Xu Wenlan.
Xu Wenlan was scolded and touched his head, feeling that he still had some of this.
"Aren't you curious?" Xu Wenlan wanted to encourage him to continue investigating.
"Curious. So, go and find out for me." Xiao Mubai patted him on the shoulder.
"Hmph. Who are you looking down on? Just check." Xu Wenlan refused to be outdone.
Xiao Mubai gave him a perfunctory look.
Xu Wenlan turned her neck and walked away majestically...
(End of chapter)