Lu Qing came very quickly, after hearing Huo Weilou's question, he glanced at Song Meiniang with some hesitation, his eyes were suspicious and cautious, but Song Meiniang didn't even look at him.
Then he nodded firmly, "Yes, the villain can testify."
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows slightly, and Lu Qing said, "Around that night, the villain went to Sister Song's room, and it was Yueniang who opened the door. She said that Sister Song had fallen asleep, so the villain watched at the door. After a glance, he said a few more words to Yueniang and left."
Eunuch Fu couldn't help but said: "What did you go to see them when you were in the house?"
It's so late, why is Lu Qing and a man looking for Song Meiniang
Lu Qing hesitated when he was asked, but he was not flustered, his eyes rolled slightly, as if he was thinking about how to explain, "When the villain first entered the garden, it was Sister Song who taught the villain how to use hands, eyes, and body, so , Elder Sister Song is the villain's half-master, she fell into the river that day and fell ill, and that night the villain was worried, so he went to see her."
"Just half a master?" Huo Weilou opened his mouth suddenly, his voice was cool, and he asked casually, "On the night of boarding the boat, around the time of Hai, were you talking about the relationship between master and student in Song Meiniang's room?"
As soon as this remark came out, Lu Qing's face changed slightly. Even Song Meiniang raised her eyes to look at Huo Weilou in surprise, while Bao Ruoyou frowned slightly. After thinking about it for a while, she remembered that she hit the moon when she fetched water that night. After that, he and Huo Weilou went to look for Yueniang, but ended up wasting a while in front of Song Meiniang's door.
At that time, Huo Weilou clearly heard something, but he didn't say it clearly, and she was not allowed to listen to the sound in the room.
Could it be that at that time Huo Weilou heard the two of them say something intimate in the house
Bo Ruoyou glanced at Huo Weilou with some suspicion.
Lu Qing glanced at Song Meiniang with a bluish-red complexion, and seeing her eyes drooping and silent, he gritted his teeth and straightened his back, "The villain has admired Sister Song for a long time, and indeed he has a lot of admiration for her, but... it's just not allowed in the troupe." It's an affair, so outsiders don't know about it." As he said that, Lu Qing's face became even more righteous, "The villain dare not hide even half of what I said, Sister Song is seriously ill, and the villain is worried about it, so On the night of the master's accident, Xiaosheng went to visit around midnight."
The corners of her lips pursed slightly, and Lu Qing's voice dropped, "But Yue Niang is guarding there, and the villain didn't enter the door."
Yueniang frowned slightly, her face looked gloomy and gloomy, she couldn't tell whether she was surprised by this matter or knew about it.
Huo Weilou looked at the two people, although he knew that they had an affair, but at this time Song Meiniang pulled Lu Qing out to testify, but she relieved her. agreement?"
Lu Qing glanced at Song Meiniang again, "Yes... the villain made an agreement with Sister Song that if the master is accompanied by someone, the villain will look for her in the middle of the day, and if the master is not accompanied, he will not go until the dead of night."
When Li Yuchang was still alive, this affair was a sin, but now that Li Yuchang is dead, Lu Qing has more confidence.
Huo Weilou stared at him coldly, "You are Li Yuchang's servant, and Song Meiniang is Li Yuchang's concubine. He praises you so much, but you have an affair with his concubine."
His words were mocking, and Lu Qing immediately showed annoyance, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. If you are a serious concubine, it's fine. A villain will never dare to do anything wrong, but... But the young women in the troupe are all occupied by the master. He doesn't give titles, just to satisfy his own desires, and these women, including villains, are just the master's cash cow. We can sing and perform better, and those who have not practiced are sold to prostitutes by him. , and those who made him dissatisfied, those who irritated him, punished and beat him at every turn, even if they were beaten to death, more than one or two, how could it be normal to be a master and servant?"
There was resentment in Lu Qingmei's eyes, but he restrained himself. Seeing that Song Meiniang was silent, he also generously admitted that he had admired Song Meiniang for a long time. In addition, he had a straight back and no fear of fear in his eyes, which made him a little convincing.
Song Meiniang held a handkerchief in her hand and covered her lips, coughing lightly from time to time, her illness was particularly obvious, she didn't say a few words from the beginning to the end, and she was quite calm, only Yueniang supported her and stood next to her It seems a little scared.
"When you were in front of Song Meiniang's house, did you hear Liu Huiniang singing on the way?"
Lu Qing hurriedly said: "I heard that, Hui Niang's house is nearby, the villain naturally heard it, and because she hadn't rested yet, the villain didn't dare to stay for a long time, and left after telling Yueniang to take good care of Sister Song. After the villain returned to the room, he heard a faint sound coming from the other side, and then the villain fell asleep."
Looking at these people, Huo Weilou didn't know whether to sigh or get angry. After all, he is the best actor in Yuchun Troupe. Everyone pretends to have a clear conscience. If the chief executive is someone else today, I'm afraid he will believe it .
Although Lu Qing is covering up, but his expression is still exposed, and he often looks at Song Meiniang's expression, he doesn't seem to be the backbone, but this Song Meiniang is neither humble nor overbearing, with a sick look on his face, I feel pity...
Huo Weilou sized up the three of them for a moment, and suddenly his voice became weaker, "Li Yuchang's death was thought to be a fall into the river by mistake, but now, there are some doubts. He is the head of your family, and you also want to know how he suddenly died. Is there an inside story about the death?"
Lu Qing's complexion changed slightly, "Master was murdered?"
Huo Weilou's expression was relieved, and he lost the sense of oppression immediately, and he seemed to be a little helpless about the change, so he said reluctantly: "There are some strange things that cannot be explained."
Lu Qing pursed the corners of his lips and looked at Song Meiniang again. He seemed to have remembered something, but he immediately covered up his expression and didn't ask any further questions.
Bo Ruoyou was looking at Lu Qing, seeing this moment in her eyes, she couldn't help but said suspiciously: "Master Lu, you were only at the door when you saw Yueniang that night, did you ever see Song Meiniang with your own eyes?"
Lu Qing blinked her eyelashes quickly, "I see, the villain took a look at Meiniang before leaving."
With Lu Qing's testimony, Song Meiniang and Yueniang were free of suspicion. Huo Weilou waved his hands, "This matter needs to be investigated, and you are not allowed to disembark tomorrow. It is late at night, so you should leave. You are not allowed to move around after returning to your room." .”
The three of Lu Qing saluted and left, Huo Weilou told Lu Ke, "Let Yueniang and Song Meiniang live separately."
Lu Ke agreed, and came back shortly to report, "Master Hou, the passengers around Lu Qing and Li Yuchang all asked, but they only heard the sound of Liu Huiniang sending him back and leaving that night, and did not hear other sounds. Hey, there was Liu Huiniang singing on the boat, no one cared about anything else, and then they all fell asleep late at night, and the people next door to Lu Qing didn't even know when his son went out."
Huo Weilou asked Bo Ruoyou, "Why did you ask him if he saw Song Meiniang? Do you doubt Song Meiniang?"
Bo Ruoyou had an indescribably weird feeling in his heart, "Song Meiniang doesn't show her mountains and dews, and Lu Qing said that he only stood at the door, but do you remember, when we saw Yueniang that night, we stood at the door? He couldn't see the bed in the house. But he said later that he saw Song Meiniang before leaving..." At this point she shook her head again, "But... the day when Li Yuchang's accident happened, the civilian girl saw Song Meiniang, and when she went, her body was so hot that she almost fainted It's like it's gone, it doesn't look like it can get up."
Yueniang came to look for her, and later she saw Song Meiniang, and changed the prescription for her. That night, Yueniang sang the second scene on stage. After singing, Li Yuchang drank at Liu Huiniang's place, and then fell into the river and died.
It's just that Li Yuchang has been dead for almost three days, and Song Meiniang's illness doesn't seem to have improved at all.
It was not too early when Bo Ruoyou read the storybook, and after some twists and turns, it was around midnight when he was called for interrogation, and now it was almost midnight, Huo Weilou was not in a hurry, so he went He ordered everyone to rest first, and ordered Liu Huiniang to find a separate cabin to be guarded. After the order, he took Bao Ruoyou to the third floor.
Walking on the road, Bo Ruoyou suddenly remembered that night, and asked Huo Weilou, "What did the Marquis hear that night? So did the Marquis know that the two of them were having an affair that night?"
Huo Weilou's footsteps paused slightly, but his sword eyebrows were raised and he didn't want to answer. If it was usual, Bo Ruoyou would not dare to ask again, but now that he has gotten acquainted with each other, Bo Ruoyou said again: "Look at the two of them, even though they are Lu Qing is more active, but Song Meiniang seems to accept his friendship calmly, at least she doesn't feel abrupt, if she is concerned, why did she jump into the river that night, isn't she afraid to leave Lu Qing alone?"
The group of people had already gone up to the third floor. Huo Weilou felt thoughtful when he heard this, and Bo Ruoyou said to himself, "Or, it's just that Lu Qing has a shaved head and hot head? Song Meiniang only has herself in the Yuchun class in her heart." status?"
Huo Weilou suddenly stopped, and Bo Ruoyou was walking behind him, unexpectedly when he stopped, she bumped into him with a "bang", Huo Weilou's body was as hard as iron, and the tip of her nose hurt instantly when she bumped into it, When she took a step back holding the tip of her nose, Huo Weilou had already turned around, "You're right, Song Meiniang shouldn't have jumped into the river like that, because—"
Seeing Bo Ruoyou covering the tip of her nose with one hand, frowning her brows lightly, her eyes are not sure whether it is pain or the lights are dimly lit, there is a glimmering and seductive glint of water floating in it, which makes people think about it wetly, the rest of Huo Weilou's words will be no matter what. Can't tell.
"Because of what?" Bo Ruoyou rubbed the tip of her nose and put down her hands. Because the river wind was too strong on the porch, a few strands of black hair fluttered around her cheeks, so she raised her slender hand and tucked the strands behind her ears.
Huo Weilou's throat moved slightly, "Because if you have love in your heart, you can't easily despair to death. Lu Qing treats her very highly, and she is not indifferent."
Bo Ruoyou recalled it for a while, and felt that when Song Meiniang's affair was exposed tonight, she was only surprised at the beginning, "Isn't she indifferent? I haven't seen it in front of people tonight." She blinked again, showing a little Very curious, "So what did Lord Hou hear that night? Could it be that they made a pledge of eternal love?"
Bo Ruoyou was only separated by a door that night, but she missed a very important scene, and she was a bit of a woman after all, the stories of ordinary talents and beautiful women are all in the playbook, and now there is a pair of fateful mandarin ducks in front of her, if she is not half curious Fake.
Huo Weilou looked at her, "Want to know?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded quickly, her eyes flashed brightly, looking forward to it, but Huo Weilou snorted lightly, turned around and took a few steps into her own cabin, and closed the door again, unexpectedly... leaving her outside like this.
Bo Ruoyou was stunned at first, and then she couldn't laugh or cry, she didn't say anything, why did she tease her? ! But why do you have to cover it so tightly? Could it be...
Bo Ruoyou's cheeks were slightly red, could it be that the words she said were so intimate that they couldn't be heard? Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried back to the house.
Huo Weilou went back to the room, randomly tore off his jade belt and threw it on the couch, he took off his outer robe a few times and threw it aside, his body was supposed to be cold, but he felt extremely hot. He has always been abstinent, and occasionally relieves his desires by himself. For him, finding a woman to solve it is even more troublesome, and his temperament is even more impossible to let others get close to him casually. There has never been anything wrong for many years, but now it is a bit difficult to suppress.
At the age of eighteen or nineteen, the most vigorous period has passed, but now it is difficult to control oneself
Is he getting old or has he practiced less recently
"Come on—"
Huo Weilou heard that Bo Ruoyou had entered the door next door, and suddenly called for someone at the door, Eunuch Fu quickly came over from the end, "What's your order, Master Hou?"
Then Huo Weilou said in a somewhat irritable manner: "Go fetch water, fetch cold water."
Eunuch Fu's eyes trembled when he heard this, "Master Hou... It's still cold in Lajiu, especially on this boat..."
Before the word "cold" was finished, Huo Weilou's eyes were unquestionable, "Practice in winter and practice in summer, when did this Marquis care about the cold and warm? Hurry up and do it!"
Eunuch Fu had no choice but to go away.
In the cabin next door, after Bo Ruoyou washed and lay down, she only heard a lot of movement in Huo Weilou's side. She still remembered how Huo Weilou treated her just now, so she groaned in her heart and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou woke up at dawn as usual. She was still thinking about the unfinished interrogation last night. The door of Huo Wei's building was closed tightly, as if he hadn't woken up yet.
She lightened her steps and went to Cheng Yunzhi's door to ask. Seeing that Cheng Yunzhi had got up, she wanted to go downstairs to fetch breakfast for Cheng Yunzhi, but before she could take a few steps, she suddenly heard some movement on the downstairs stairs. She hurriedly looked towards the east side of the balcony, and immediately saw Huo Weilou wearing a dark Chinese robe, dancing sword on the balcony.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but stop.
Huo Weilou is holding a three-foot green blade, his body is agile and vigorous, as sharp as a falcon, and his sword moves like clouds and flowing water, as if frightening a dragon and a dragon. From such a distance, Bo Ruoyou seems to be able to feel the power of the sword wind.
In the early morning light, the whole boat was quiet and quiet. Huo Weilou didn't know when he started dancing. Every sword of his was calm and neat, his momentum could cut through the wind and waves, and he also had a kind of pleasing to the eye, which belonged to a man's unruliness A ferocious aura poured out of him, which made Bo Ruoyou unable to move his eyes away.
The building boat was already moving very slowly, the entire second floor was guarded by embroidered clothes envoys, and there was only Huo Weilou on the platform, his black robe was blowing up in the wind, and in the wide and wide Pingjiang River, there was a bit of detached and free and easy Sensation is like a chivalrous man with no dust in his eyes, who uses the mountains and rivers as his sword energy, uses the sun and the moon as his heart and soul, and wants to spread his full spirit between the heaven and the earth.
She stared at Huo Weilou intently.
I don't know how long it took, Huo Weilou stopped with a sharp gesture, sweat dripped down his cheeks, he casually raised his hand to wipe it, and suddenly turned around to look at the railing on the third floor as if feeling something.
The four eyes met, he didn't know how long Bo Ruoyou stood there, he just raised his eyebrows lightly, but Bo Ruoyou on the third floor panicked in his heart, she felt a sense of embarrassment that she was caught peeping, but her face was turbulent. Unsurprisingly, he blessed his body in a stable manner, and then turned around and went downstairs. The moment she turned around, Bo Ruoyou let out a breath.
Her heart beat like a drum.
After turning the corner and going down the stairs, completely blocking Huo Weilou's view, she finally came down completely. She raised her hand to cover her heart, feeling that she might be seasick, and her heartbeat was unusually fast.
When he saw the boatmen in the kitchen on the first floor, Bo Ruoyou finally settled down. He was supposed to have breakfast, but the leading cook cautiously asked, "Ma'am, did Lord Hou blame the villains last night? "
Bo Ruoyou was a little confused, "Why did Lord Hou blame you?"
The boatman said with a sad face: "Although there is no shortage of water on the boat, there are people who cook, drink tea, and bathe everywhere. Last night, Lord Hou ordered people to fetch cold water for bathing, but there was not enough water in the bottom. The big guards did not say anything, but the little people were very panic-"
The nobles thought the river water was dirty, so they had stored enough water for use when the boat set off, and it had been several days since the journey, and the water for bathing and washing up was already almost used up, so we could make up for it when we arrived at Changfeng Ferry today. But I don't want Huo Weilou to suddenly ask for water last night.
Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised that Huo Weilou wanted cold water in such a cold day, and comforted her, "Master Hou will not blame you."
The boatmen felt at ease after hearing this. At this moment, Bo Ruoyou saw two pots of decocting medicine outside the kitchen. She raised her brows slightly, "Whose pots are these?"
The boatman hurriedly said: "One is Master Song from Yuchun class, and the other is Mrs. Hu."
Bo Ruoyou raised her brows slightly, and couldn't help distinguishing her eyes. From this look, she could see that Mrs. Hu must be pregnant, and the medicines she decocted were all anti-abortion medicines, but Song Meiniang's medicine pot was hers. Prescription opened.
Bo Ruoyou asked: "How many times a day does Master Song take medicine?"
"Three times a day, I drank it for three days, but stopped for half a day in the middle."
"Have you stopped for half a day?" Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, thinking that Song Meiniang's illness had not changed, she only felt that she had found the crux of the problem, it was just fine, why did she stop taking the medicine for half a day
At this time, another nanny who was serving on the boat came over, and she said with some sighs: "The medicine was decocted in the afternoon of the second church meeting, but in the early morning of the second day, everyone in Song suddenly vomited, Some palpitations and dizziness, and I can't even eat, and the medicine has been stopped for half a day."
Vomiting, palpitations and dizziness
Bo Ruoyou frowned immediately, the prescription she prescribed was mainly for clearing heat and clearing the orifices, suppressing shock and relieving convulsions, Song Meiniang's body was hot, which was like typhoid fever, and besides, she was easily attacked by evil winds when she was frightened by jumping into the river , so her prescription contains talc, saltpeter, agarwood, licorice, scrophulariaceae and other medicines. result.
She picked up the medicine jar, flipped it around with the bamboo chopsticks inserted in it, and found that the dosage of the medicinal material was appropriate, so why would she vomit and have heart palpitations? Bo Ruoyou's face was as sinking as water, but soon, there was a trance in her eyes, vomiting, palpitations, and even sweating profusely, and her body was cold, all of which were signs of injury and depletion of yin. Apart from overdose, there was another condition that could cause this condition.
Thinking of such a possibility, her heart sank heavily, and her face was a bit unsightly. Mammy and the boatman looked at each other, both of them were a little apprehensive, Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Weilou, and her status was either rich or noble, Mammy Mo hesitated and said, "Girl, but did the servants say something wrong?"
Only then did Bo Ruoyou look kinder, "No, she suddenly vomited profusely, how did you deal with it?"
When she asked this question, the nanny vomited even more bitterly, "Young lady, I don't know, but that everyone suddenly vomited and felt uncomfortable, and said it was our fault." The nanny sighed, "When they came, they said that they wanted it." Don’t put chestnuts in cakes and meals, the servants will remember it, and they don’t dare to be careless every time, but everyone in Song suddenly behaved like this that day, and they insisted that we accidentally put chestnuts in.”
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "Why do you say you put the chestnuts?"
The nanny said: "Because the young girl said that everyone in Song couldn't eat chestnuts, and they couldn't breathe after eating chestnuts. It was serious a few times, and they almost lost their breath. She said that she would get rashes, anyway. The slaves didn't understand, even the little girl didn't eat it. The slaves thought, isn't chestnut cake and chestnut powder a very good thing? Why can't they eat it? The slaves still feel that they are too expensive to eat, and they won't do anything if they eat it , she said it as if chestnuts were poisonous."
"That little girl has a strong temper, and she has parted ways with us many times, but everyone Song didn't want to cause trouble, so she just let it go, but she didn't pursue it later, so everyone Song is really pitiful..."
After hearing what the nanny said, Bo Ruoyou was stunned for a long time, and she just waited for the breakfast to be handed to her before she came back to her senses. When she went upstairs, she was always thinking about the poisonous chestnuts. .
After taking the breakfast and giving it to Cheng Yunzhi on the third floor, Bo Ruoyou asked with a dignified expression. She left the capital at the age of five, and since both her adoptive father and adoptive mother knew medical skills, she naturally learned a little bit along with her, but in the end, what He has little knowledge, so when it comes to medicine, naturally there is nothing safer than asking Cheng Yunzhi.
Soon, she got a positive answer from Cheng Yunzhi.
Bo Ruoyou didn't even have time to be shocked, and hurriedly searched for Huo Weilou without stopping.
When she arrived at the door of Huo Weilou's house, she was still short of breath, so she raised her hand and knocked on the door when she heard a sound from inside.
"Come in." Huo Weilou responded aloud.
Bo Ruoyou's thoughts were all based on inferences in her heart. After the door opened, she raised her eyes as she walked in, "Master Hou, the daughter of the people—"
Before the word "Tao" came out, Bo Ruoyou was stunned, she didn't make a sound when she knocked on the door, and Huo Weilou responded quickly, but he probably didn't expect that it was her who came.
Because he is changing clothes.
The brocade robe wet with sweat was thrown on the ground. He was wearing black satin trousers, but he was not wearing a robe on his upper body. He had a large cloak in his hand and was about to put it on. The moment he heard her speak, he also Slightly taken aback.
Turning his head around, he saw Bo Ruoyou standing at the door in a daze, Huo Weilou first raised his sword eyebrows, then put the cloak on his body slowly, and fastened half of his lapel, Then he raised his eyes lightly, "What's the matter?"