Xia Xiaochen said to Chunliu: "You and Chuntao are sisters, did she tell you anything about Miss?"
Chunliu knew the seriousness of the matter, she didn't dare to hide anything, she lowered her head and said: "Three days before Miss left home, Chuntao mentioned to the servant that she might go away. The servant thought she was joking, but she didn't expect it to be true "
"Why didn't you report such a big matter to Madam?" he said angrily.
"It's my servant's fault that I think the young master she joked forgives me." Chunliu panicked and lowered her head.
"It's useless to find out whose fault it is now." Murong Ci said seriously, "What else did Chuntao tell you, especially about your young lady, you must tell it exactly."
"Yes." Chunliu said tremblingly, "Actually, Chuntao didn't say much about Miss. One night, Chuntao was suffering from a cold and had a high fever. The servant took care of her. She told the servant about Miss. She said Miss met a son from the capital."
"When did we meet?" Murong Ci asked.
"About ten months ago, the lady met a young man by chance in a teahouse. The young man was handsome, personable, talented, and could play the flute. The young lady fell in love with him at first sight, and she has loved the young man ever since. Haunted by my soul."
Master Xia sighed, Mrs. Xia was speechless and burst into tears.
Fortunately, Chuntao told Chunliu about Xia Xiaolu, and Murongci asked: "Then, does your lady often go out to have trysts with that young master?"
Chunliu nodded, and continued: "At that time, Chuntao accompanied the young lady out of the mansion almost every day, and presumably took that young master to play in Jinzhou. However, within half a month, the young gentleman told the young lady that he wanted to return to the capital, Because of a letter from home, my father is seriously ill, and he has to return to Beijing."
Xia Xiaochen pressed: "Then he left."
Chunliu nodded, "The young master also told the young lady that if the young lady is willing, she can go to the capital to find him."
Murong Ci asked: "Your lady is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, have you ever painted a portrait of that young master?"
"I don't know." Chunliu said, "I have heard from Chuntao that the son's surname is Rong, he has been doing business in the capital for generations, and he said that he will definitely marry a young lady. That's all I know."
"If your young lady comes to the capital to look for Mr. Rong, how can I contact Mr. Rong?" Murong Ci asked again.
"Oh yes, Chuntao mentioned it, it seems to be" Chunliu tilted her head and thought hard, and it took a while to think, "It seems that you can go to a teahouse in the east of the city and leave a message to find Mr. Rong. The teahouse is called Songhe Teahouse, yes, it is Songhe Teahouse”
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan raised their eyebrows happily, they finally had a clue.
The three members of the Xia family begged them again to find out the truth, and then the yamen servant sent them out.
Immediately, Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan went to the Songhe Teahouse in the east of the city.
Songhe Teahouse is not such an elegant and luxurious teahouse, but people from all over the world like to go to Songhe Teahouse, because the tea, pastries, and food in this teahouse have many local flavors, and people from other places like to go there .
When they entered, the shopkeeper was counting tick-tock on the abacus with his head down.
"Shopkeeper, I want to find Mr. Rong." Murong Ci said politely, "I don't know how I can contact him."
"Master Rong" the shopkeeper thought for a while before he remembered, "Master Rong, I haven't been here for a few months, and I can't find him."
"Do you know where he lives?" Shen Zhiyan scanned the lobby, most of the guests here were rough men from all over the world.
"I don't know." The shopkeeper asked without looking up, "You can leave a message if you want to find Mr. Rong, but I don't know when he will come again."
Shen Zhiyan put the badge on the tall case, and said coldly: "Dali Temple handles the case, you'd better be honest."
When the shopkeeper saw the shiny waist card, his face changed greatly in fright, and he said respectfully: "Your Excellency, you can ask whatever you want, and I will tell you the truth."
Murong Ci asked coldly: "That Mr. Rong, you really don't know where his house is?"
The shopkeeper replied: "I asked the guest what to do in the house for no reason. It just made people wonder if Mr. Rong came here once in a while in the past, but he hasn't come for a few months."
Shen Zhiyan said: "If Mr. Rong comes, and you say someone is looking for him, immediately send someone to Dali Temple to report."
The shopkeeper even claimed that it was, and said it would be done.
On the way back to Dali Temple, Shen Zhiyan frowned, "I finally have some clues about the case of Xia Xiaolu's master and servant, but I still don't know who the holy young master Rong is."
Murong Ci frowned and said, "I feel that the surname Rong is his alias, and he should just play around with Xia Xiaolu, otherwise he wouldn't have told her the specific streets and alleys of his house."
He nodded, "If Songhe Teahouse can't find Mr. Rong, then the clue will be broken again."
Qin Ruo asked: "Your Highness, do you want to go back to the East Palace?"
Murong Ci pinched his brows and said, "Going like a guest coming to the inn."
"Didn't Mr. Shen go there?"
"Master and servant Xia Xiaolu lived in that inn for a few days, and the guy there may know something. It's okay to go again, maybe there will be unexpected gains."
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sp; Arriving at the inn like Yunlai, the three of them went in. The clerk thought they were staying at the inn, and warmly greeted them: "The three of you are staying at the inn."
Shen Zhiyan put the waist badge in front of him, the guy's face changed slightly, he immediately bowed his waist and smiled and said: "So it's the Master of Dali Temple, I don't know what the Master has to teach you."
The shopkeeper remembered Shen Zhiyan, and asked curiously: "My lord, didn't you just come here a few days ago? Has the murderer of Miss Xia's murder been caught yet?"
Shen Zhiyan said coldly: "If you provide more clues, the murderer will have nowhere to hide."
"My lord, we are good citizens. If we know anything, we must report it to the government." The shopkeeper pointed to the guy, "He is Xiaowu. He was not there when the lord came, and he was lying at home when he was sick. You can ask him."
"Xiao Wu, did you bring Miss Xia to the inn as master and servant?" Murong Ci asked leisurely.
"It was brought by the villain." Xiaowu looked like a young man with a sharp tongue, very clever, "If you want to know anything, just ask, the villain will definitely know everything and serve you."
"Miss Xia's master and servant are foreigners, don't you think it's strange to come to the capital to find someone?"
"It's strange, but it's not easy for villains to ask about guests."
"Has she asked you about the Rong family in the capital?"
"I really asked about it. But the villain and the shopkeeper knew about the two families surnamed Rong, and they told Miss Xia. Their master and servant also went to look for them, but they didn't seem to find anyone." Xiao Wu replied cautiously.
"Have they been looking for someone in those days?" Murong Ci asked with gazing eyes.
"Yes, they are basically not at the inn during the day, and usually come back at dusk."
"On the day when the crime happened, that is, the day before the body was found, when did they go out?"
"They came back at dusk, had dinner, and it was getting dark. They asked the villain for hot water and said they wanted to take a bath, and the villain went to the kitchen to give instructions. When the hot water was boiled, the villain went to say something. The girl, master and servant, are with a boy about ten years old at the corner of the second floor."
"Oh, what's going on?" Murong Ci asked excitedly.
Xiao Wu knew that he had got to the point, and couldn't help but feel proud, "The villain saw the boy hand a small note to Miss Xia, and then the boy left. Miss Xia looked at the note, and was overjoyed to her maidservant. Said: I found Mr. Rong, Mr. Rong asked me to meet at the small temple in the west of the city."
Shen Zhiyan asked eagerly: "Then Miss Xia, has the master and servant gone?"
Xiao Wu nodded, "Miss Xia wanted to go immediately, but she went back to her room and changed her clothes before going. The villain told her that the hot water was ready and she could take a bath, but she didn't seem to hear it, so she told the villain, After I found Mr. Rong, the villain saw their master and servant leaving in a hurry."
Shen Zhiyan looked at Murongci, it seemed that Mr. Rong invited Xia Xiaolu's master and servant out.
Murong Ci asked again: "Did Miss Xia, master and servant, never come back?"
Xiaowu nodded and said "yes".
She suddenly thought of the boy who delivered the letter, "Do you know that boy?"
"Yes, that boy often plays in the two nearby streets."
"Now you come with us to find that boy." Shen Zhiyan said.
"okay."
The four of them left the inn together, looking for people on the street.
Hard work paid off, and finally found the boy who delivered the letter in the next street.
The boy was a child of a poor family who lived nearby, and spent most of the day wandering the streets.
Xiao Wu went back to the inn first, and Shen Zhiyan asked the boy in dirty and ragged clothes: "A few days ago someone asked you to deliver a letter to Miss Xia who came to the inn like Ke Ruyun, did you?"
The boy nodded and said "Yes", and Murong Ci asked kindly, "Who asked you to deliver the letter?"
"Why should I tell you?" he said nonchalantly, with a sly look in his eyes.
"This is a bit of silver. You can buy some white sugar cakes and take them home later." Qin Ruosai gave him a little bit of silver.
"It was a girl who asked me to deliver the letter, saying that she would hand it over to Miss Xia who lives in Ke Ruyunlai Inn." The boy carefully put away the broken silver.
"Girl" Shen Zhiyan looked at His Highness in surprise, and asked again, "Do you remember what that girl looks like? What color clothes are you wearing?"
"That girl has an ordinary appearance and looks a little fierce. She is about the same age as him, and she is about the same shape. She is wearing light green clothes." The boy replied, pointing at Qin Ruo.
"Does she have any special red spots or moles on her face, neck or hands?" Murong Ci asked. His body shape and age were about the same as Qin Ruo's, but there were no distinctive marks to identify them. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. that girl
Why did Mr. Rong send a maid to ask Xia Xiaolu
The boy shook his head, "I didn't notice, that girl has no red spots or moles on her face."
No further questions would lead to further leads, and they let the boy go.
On the way back to Dali Temple, on the carriage, Shen Zhiyan thought deeply: "Young Master Rong invited Miss Xia's master and servant to the small temple in the west of the city after dark, indicating that there was a plan to kill them."