"Ninth girl, is there something wrong with this letter?"
Qin Wan frowned slightly, and his thoughtful expression only made Xu He's heart tighten. After a while, Qin Wan turned to look at Xu He, "The writing on it reminded me of one thing."
After speaking, Qin Wan looked at the front yard, "What are the prefect and His Royal Highness doing?"
Xu He looked distressed, "Just now the magistrate brought someone back, and now the magistrate and His Royal Highness have left the mansion. It seems that the shopkeeper of the pawn shop ran away, and the magistrate and his highness went to chase after him."
Yan Chi and Huo Huaixin are not in the mansion? !
Qin Wan's heart suddenly sank. Seeing her solemn expression, Xu He hurriedly said, "What did Miss Jiu think of? What do I need to ask you to do? His Royal Highness and the prefect don't know when they will be back."
Qin Wan's frown became tighter and tighter, and then he gestured to the letter in Xu He's hand, "It says that when the second aunt's husband opened a silk shop to sell silk and satin, he often misjudged the color, and Dai was red, and blue was blue. Weixuan, Xu Yuzuo, can you know why this is?"
Xu He blinked, "Could it be that he... has bad eyesight?" Seeing Qin Wan's expressionless face, Xu He scratched his head and said, "What else could it be? Or, is he suffering from eye disease?"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's an eye disease, and such an eye disease cannot be cured, and it will infect my own children."
Xu He immediately widened his eyes, "Will it infect the child?"
Qin Wan nodded, "I read in a medical book that some people are born unable to recognize colors, and they will regard dark green as vermilion, and green as dark drunk. This is a disease." , can’t be cured, but it’s rare to see it normally, but…”
Qin Wan looked distressed, "However, this disease is also very strange. Sometimes, if both father and mother have this disease, their children will definitely have it, but if only the father or mother... not necessarily... specifically Because the book didn't explain it, the letter only said that the second aunt's husband had this disease, but we asked so many questions, but no one said that the second aunt had it, so it can be seen that the second aunt probably didn't have it …”
"That's hard to judge." Qin Wan sighed, hesitating a little, "But, is there really such a coincidence?"
Fu Ling stood aside and listened, but she didn't understand, "Miss, what are you talking about?"
Xu He was also half understanding and half confused, "Jiu Niang means that Er Yiniang and her husband's daughter may also have this disease? But most of their daughters have already died, and the other was also buried in the sea of fire. …”
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "If their daughter is still alive, will they come for revenge?"
Xu He opened his eyes, "If it were me, I would probably..."
Qin Wan nodded and looked at Fu Ling, "Do you still remember our umbrella?"
Fu Ling nodded, "I remember, it was broken later, but the young lady was skillful, and after repairing it, it looks even better than before."
Qin Wan said in a low voice, "It's not because of my dexterity, but because someone sent the wrong umbrella paper."
"Wrong umbrella paper?" Fu Ling's eyes turned and she remembered, "Yes! Our umbrella is blue. Sister Caihe asked the storeroom to deliver umbrella paper to us, but instead brought a water-red umbrella paper..."
Fu Ling's eyes widened all of a sudden, "Miss, are you saying that Sister Cai He has the disease of indiscriminate sex?!"
Qin Wan thought for a moment, and then her voice became light and soft, "The warehouse is only moved by her order, and that day she was accompanied by a male servant, so it must be her who gave the order. She said that taking the blue color is the blue color, and she said taking the green color Water red is water red, and cyan is so obvious, she won't remember the color wrong..."
What Fuling heard from Qin Li was already shocking enough. She never expected that Qin Wan would infer more from this letter. Or the second aunt's daughter
Fuling breathed hard, her head was filled with information, and she couldn't turn the corner, "But... But the age is wrong, and... If she is the second aunt's daughter, she should hate the young master, how could it be?" …”
Qin Wan shook her head, "No, I'm not sure yet, she may not be the second aunt's daughter, because there is uncertainty about the disease, not to mention, even if the second aunt's daughter really has the disease, it cannot be sure that it is Caihe, it's just that There are only so many people related to this incident, and she just happened to suffer from this disease, so her suspicions just increased."
Xu He was stunned for a while, and only now did he realize, "Is the girl that Nine Girls mentioned, the most capable servant around the old lady?"
Qin Wan nodded, Xu He couldn't help being slightly surprised, "Her status beside the old lady is not low, and she has been in the mansion for a long time. If that is the case, wouldn't it be too much..."
Xu He was in a hurry and couldn't think of how to describe it, so he waved his hand after a while and said, "Then she is too creepy!"
If Caihe is the second aunt's daughter, then when she entered the mansion, she knew that her mother and younger sister died in the Qin mansion? Or did you find out later? If she knew it from the beginning, then she entered the Qin Mansion for revenge. If she found out later, then she can pretend not to be exposed, and her thoughts should not be underestimated.
Qin Wan understood what Xu He meant, and the corners of her lips pursed even tighter, "I can't say for sure right now, it would be great if I could find the portrait of Second Aunt—"
After thinking about it for a while, Qin Wan looked certain, "Put this away first, let's go to the front yard again."
Qin Wan folded the most important piece of letterhead and handed it to Xu He. Xu He hurriedly put it carefully into the official documents beside him. Seeing Qin Wan turn around and go to the front yard, Xu He also walked over.
"I'm not in a hurry to go back to the yamen, I'll be with Miss Jiu."
Qin Wan was noncommittal, and Fu Ling followed Qin Wan in a low voice, "Miss, we have already searched the front yard, can we still find it now?"
"It's okay if you can't find it. Just ask the two old servants. Is there any other place in the mansion where there is a portrait of Second Aunt."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, he left. As he walked, doubts gradually surfaced in his heart. Qin Li had an affair with Caihe. Caihe might be the daughter of the second aunt. In the fire that year, why did the daughter of the second aunt? not dead
And if Caihe is really the second aunt's daughter, she should hate the Qin family very much, but why is she with Qin Chen
The person who poisoned Yao Xinlan, the person who killed Liu Shi and Liu Chun, and the person who poisoned Qin An, are they all Caihe
With Caihe's accumulation in the mansion for so many years, it is not impossible for her to know that Liu's and Liu Chun's affair is not impossible, she discovered this secret, and then used this to deceive Liu's out. As for Liu Chun, based on Caihe's status It's not surprising that Liu Chun believes her. She can meet Yao Xinlan's medicine, but what about Qin An? How did she poison Qin An
Qin An's medicine was prescribed by Qian Bairen, the medicine was taken by the slave in the front yard, and the medicine was decocted by those two old servants. Then what
Cai He didn't come to the front yard at all, she was in the Buddhist hall all the time, there was no possibility of encountering the medicine.
Qin Wan was deep in thought, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was getting late, and the night lights of the entire Qin Mansion were lit up one after another. The night was falling, and the cool wind was blowing into the skin with the autumn chill, which only made Qin Wan subconsciously Pulled the placket.
"Miss, don't you want to wait for His Royal Highness and the others to come back, and let them arrest Caihe directly for questioning?"
Fu Ling spoke to Qin Wan softly, Qin Wan shook his head, "Cai He won't tell, we need to find more evidence."
While talking, the three of them went to the front yard. When Qin Wan came in the morning, they saw Qi Lin guarding here, but now, they only saw two servants from the yamen guarding them. Seeing Qin Wan and Xu He coming, they were busy Come forward to salute.
Qin Wan then asked, "Where is the head arrester Qi?"
A yamen servant stepped forward and said, "Sir, there is a shortage of manpower, so I have temporarily transferred Qi Butou."
Huo Huaixin went to check Qingyuan's pawnshop, there must be a lot of people involved, Qin Wan nodded, "I'll go in and have a look, you don't have to follow..."
Naturally, the Yachai did not dare to stop Qin Wan and Xu He, and immediately nodded, "Ninth Miss, please—"
Xu He greeted the two of them, and then followed Qin Wan into the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, a scolding sound came out first.
"I know how to be lazy and slippery all day long! Do you still want this month's money?!"
"You can't clean the jar even if you wash it, it's a waste of medicinal materials!"
"Useless little thing, kneel here and don't get up!"
The voice was very familiar. It was one of the old servants who took care of Qin An. Qin Wan frowned slightly, walked around the screen wall in front of him, and there were indeed two people standing under the dim eaves. The old servant I saw, and another ten-year-old boy was kneeling on the ground, sobbing softly...
The sound of Qin Wan's footsteps came in alarmed the old servant, and the old servant turned his eyes to look over and was startled, "Why is Miss Nine here?"
The old servant came up to meet him, but he didn't care about the little boy kneeling on the ground. Seeing Qin Wan approaching, the little boy became even more frightened for a while, lowered his head, and even suppressed the sobbing.
"What's wrong?" Qin Wan glanced at the boy.
The old servant had a smile on his face, "Miss Nine doesn't know, the people in the house are a little flustered in this situation, and they can't take things lightly. This little servant is like this, even if he is asked to wash the medicine pot for the master, he can't clean it." "Said with a sigh, "Jiu girl don't need to worry, just punish him and he will know how to improve."
Qin Wan naturally didn't want to interfere with the affairs of the mansion, so he didn't ask any more questions after hearing the words, and just said, "I'm here to ask you, besides the study room and the library in the mansion, where else are there other places for the master's paintings?"
Hearing this, the old servant knew that Qin Wan was still because of the incident during the day, so he turned his head and thought for a while, "The rest are in the old lady's treasury. The master sometimes gets some extremely expensive paintings, and he will Give it to the old lady."
Qin Wan shook her head, "Think again—"
No matter how bad Qin An was, he would never dare to take the portrait of Second Aunt to Jiang.
The old servant thought for a while, "Also, it is in the main hall in front. It is the place where the master sees visitors every day. There is also a study there, but the master doesn't go there very often."
There was a glimmer of hope in Qin Wan's eyes, "Take us to have a look."
The old servant nodded, "Miss Jiu, please wait a moment, the villain is going to get the key."
Qin Wan responded, and the old servant turned around and entered the main room. The three of Xu He stood in the yard, each with complicated expressions. Xu He looked around, and then looked at the kneeling boy, with sympathy in his eyes.
Qin Wan saw it, but didn't say much. The Qin family is under the control of the Qin family. No matter where they are, they will be punished if they do something wrong. She doesn't want to break the rules, and being punished is not entirely a bad thing.
Soon, the old servant came out and raised his hand to invite, "Miss Jiu, please come with the villain."
The old servant walked towards the Moon Cave Gate on the east side of the courtyard, and saw that the guest's main room was not on Qin An's side, and he had to walk east for a while to get there. Qin Wan walked over and realized that this was Yan Chi's first visit to the Qin Mansion. See her halls.
"Miss Jiu, the outer study is over here—"
The old servant led the way all the way, Qin Wan and the three followed, entered the hall for meeting guests first, then turned left from the hall and entered a door, and then found that there was a courtyard behind this hall, and this is what the old servant said.
Therefore, there was no one to use the place, and the lamp was not lit at night. The old servant, holding a bright lamp, entered the room and lit the lamp in the corner before letting Qin Wan and the others enter. .
The old servant put down the lamp, pointed to the two high cabinets, "Miss Nine, there are some calligraphy and paintings inside."
Qin Wan looked over and felt a little uncertain. Most of the two high cabinets were books. Although there were calligraphy and paintings, there were too few. Even so, Qin Wan stepped forward and opened the door of the cabinet. open.
Seeing this, Fu Ling immediately came to help. Qin Wan opened one after another, but they were all calligraphy and paintings of landscapes, flowers and birds. It was almost finished, but there were still no portraits of beauties. Qin Wan sighed and felt a little disappointed.
"Miss, there is a picture at the bottom—"
Just when Qin Wan felt that this time it was all in vain again, Fu Ling suddenly pointed to the scroll at the bottom, "This—servant pulls it out—"
Poria cat leaned over, and almost everyone wanted to get into the cabinet. Soon, she grabbed a yellowed paper scroll and straightened up. Looking at the drawing paper, Qin Wan's heart moved slightly. At least the drawing paper was old. .
Untiing the thin ribbon on the painting scroll, Fu Ling unfolded the scroll full of hope, but the next moment, she was frightened by the sound of "stabbing" and froze on the spot. She took a closer look, and somehow the painting paper was stuck on the paper. Together, Fu Ling's pull actually broke a big hole in the picture scroll, Fu Ling's face tightened, "Miss—"
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "It's okay, let's see what is painted."
Qin Wan didn't want to unfold it anymore, but the scroll was rolled upside down, she could only see a skirt from the broken corner, her eyes lit up slightly, "Although I don't know what the painting is, but I should draw it It's people."
Fu Ling said anxiously, "But it's good if the drawing paper sticks together."
Qin Wan shook his head reassuringly, "It's okay, I have a way, roll it up first, and we'll take it back."
Hearing this, Fu Ling quickly rolled up the scroll again. On the other side, Qin Wan looked at the old servant and said, "Let's take this scroll home first, and send it back after reading it..."
The old servant didn't dare to say much, "Okay, Miss Nine can do whatever she wants."
Found a painting, but only glimpsed a corner, Qin Wan just wanted to see the true face of the painting quickly, and was about to leave here immediately, the old servant turned off the light and locked the door, and they returned along the original road Qin An's residence.
At this point, Qin Wan wanted to leave directly, but with a glance from the corner of his eyes, the boy was still kneeling under the eaves.
Qin Wan couldn't help but said, "It's cold in autumn, he is young after all, he might fall ill if he kneel down like this, there is no shortage of people in this yard, just fine him."
Knowing what Qin Wan meant, the old servant hurriedly waved, "Get up, Miss Jiu will speak for you, hurry up and thank Miss Jiu."
Hearing this, the little boy immediately stood up, and then trotted to Qin Wan.
"Thank you, Miss Jiu, for your kindness—"
Just saying a word is not a big favor, Qin Wan looked at the boy comfortingly, "It's nothing."
The old servant looked at Qin Wan with admiration, "Miss Nine has a kind heart. If other masters know that even washing a medicine pot is not clean and the medicinal materials are wasted, I'm afraid kneeling down won't be enough."
Speaking of which, the old servant glared at the boy again, "Speaking of which, it should be punished, even the obvious medicine residue can't be washed off."
The little boy shrunk his neck and lowered his head, "Obviously it was washed..."
Qin Wan was about to leave, but when he heard these words, he subconsciously felt suspicious, "What medicine dregs?"
Washing the medicine jar is the simplest thing. Qin Wan thought that the dirt on it hadn't been cleaned, but he didn't expect that even the medicine dregs hadn't been washed. It's really strange...
The old servant listened to Qin Wan's question and answered, "When the medicine was boiled today, the villain hadn't looked at it yet. He put the medicine ingredients in, and when he added water, he saw a layer of black ash floating up. After looking at it, he found that there was a hole under the medicine pot. A layer of charred medicinal residue."
"Scorched medicine residue?"
Qin Wan asked again, and the old servant said with some uncertainty, "Even if it's not medicine dregs, it's other dirt. Anyway, he didn't wash it clean. Although the master is like that, these things can't be so sloppy."
Qin Wan frowned, "Where is the medicine dregs, show me."
The old servant was surprised, while Fu Ling and Xu He were also a little bit puzzled, and they were all right, what are they doing to see other people's medicine residues
Although the old servant was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask further questions, and led Qin Wan to the side room, "I saw that there was dirt in it, so the old servant dumped it all out, it was in the basin where medicine dregs are usually poured in."
While talking, the old servant led Qin Wan into the side room, pointed to the medicine basin in the corner of the room, and said, "It's right there."
Qin Wan handed the painting to Fu Ling, and walked to the side of the medicine basin in a few steps.
Looking down, there were indeed medicine dregs in the basin, and the burnt medicine dregs that the old servant said were scattered in the medicinal materials. Qin Wan picked up the black dregs with his hands without being afraid of getting dirty, and gently picked them up. Rubbing it lightly, and smelling it lightly under the tip of her nose, Qin Wan frowned soon, she stood up and looked at the boy, "Are you going to wash the medicine jar?"
Xiao Tong was taken aback by her sudden serious expression, and nodded blankly.
Qin Wan narrowed his eyes again, "Where did you wash the medicine jars? Did you meet someone else?"
The little boy's eyes widened slightly, and then he said softly, "Little man... the little man washes at the well in the east. When the little man goes to wash, the ring around the old lady is also washed there. She takes medication every day, and the medicine jar and bowl must be cleaned every day after taking the last dose, so the villain can meet her every time."
Ring! Qin Wan's eyes suddenly sank, so it was so, so it was—
Seeing Qin Wan's gloomy expression, Fu Ling hurried forward, "Miss, what's the matter?"
Qin Wan shook his head and didn't say much, just looked at the old servant, "Keep this medicine dregs."
Seeing Qin Wan's expression suddenly changed, the old servant seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem, and nodded obediently. Seeing him nodding, Qin Wan looked at the boy again, "Where is Huan'er now?"
Xiaotong blinked, "Huan'er is definitely still serving the old lady at this moment. She is the second-class girl next to the old lady, and she is one of the few people who can stay in the Buddhist hall."
Mrs. Jiang devoted herself to the Buddha, and her life was always simple. There were not many girls in the Buddhist hall, and this Huan'er was one of them. Qin Wan nodded, looked at the little boy and said, "Just stay in this yard and don't go out. .”
The little boy was flustered by Qin Wan's eyes. Qin Wan seemed to have realized the problem, and quickly slowed down his voice, "It's nothing, you all take good care of the master. The magistrate will come back to see the master later."
The little boy was a little puzzled, but met Qin Wan's clear eyes and nodded dully.
Qin Wan bent her lips, resigned from the old servant and turned to go out. She left, Fu Ling and Xu He hurriedly followed, and when they reached the gate of the courtyard, Qin Wan specifically instructed the two gatekeepers, Xu He's eyes were all right. It landed on Qin Wan's body, and after leaving the area of the front yard, he hurriedly asked Qin Wan, "Miss Nine, what's the matter? Is there something wrong with the medicine dregs?"
Qin Wan stopped abruptly and nodded, "There is indeed a problem. It's not black medicine residue, it's the poison of gold and stone. We have been examining the person who prescribes the medicine and boiled it, but he forgot the medicine pot and poisoned it." The person should have tampered with the medicine jar while the child was distracted, and Huan'er is the most suspicious."
Xu He's eyes lit up. When Qin An poisoned Huo Huaixin, he was extremely embarrassed, but he never found out how the murderer poisoned him. Now that he knows the method of poisoning, that girl must be the one who poisoned her!
"Is it the ring that poisoned Master Qin?"
Qin Wan hesitated for a moment, "Not sure yet, don't startle the snake yet."
As he said that, Qin Wan glanced at the picture scroll in Fu Ling's hand, "After opening this picture scroll, maybe we can be sure, but it's just that after a long time, there will inevitably be long nights and many dreams. Xu Wuzuo, you may find a way to inform His Royal Highness and the prefect? Let them One of them is going back to the mansion, and there are several things to tell them right now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Xu He nodded immediately when he heard the words, "I know where they went, if it doesn't work, I'll go find them!"
While talking, Xu He turned around and ran away. Qin Wan wanted to call him, but it was too late. After thinking about it, Qin Wan simply let Xu He go. If nothing else, at least he found the person who poisoned Qin An. Huan'er was in the Buddhist hall, Qin Wan wasn't sure if he could take her.
"Do you know this ring?"
Qin Wan looked at Fu Ling, Fu Ling shook her head, "I don't know, but there are not many little girls around the old lady. Cai He does all the things close to the old lady by herself, and the little girls are responsible for such chores as cleaning and laundry." , this Huan'er is probably one of them, not some high-status servant."
Qin Wan became more and more certain that this Huan'er was most likely instigated by someone.
"Miss, what shall we do now?"
Qin Wan collected himself, "Go back, first open this scroll—"
As Qin Wan said that, she headed towards Tinglan Garden. Just as she reached the boundary of the inner courtyard, Fu Ling suddenly said, "By the way, miss, don't we have to go to the porter to ask?"
Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help being a little annoyed, how could she forget about this matter.
But after thinking about it for a while, Qin Wan still shook his head, Miss Jiu's case has been hidden in the dark, the most important thing right now is to open the picture scroll, it's so late, and going to the concierge is quite noisy.
"Let's go tomorrow, go back first—"
Qin Wan made a quick decision, but seeing that he was about to reach Ting Lan Yuan, Qin Wan saw a figure standing at the gate of Ting Lan Yuan, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Qin Chen...
Qin Wan slowed down, Fu Ling also saw Qin Chen, "Master..."
Qin Chen seemed to be here specially waiting for Qin Wan. When he saw Qin Wan and Fu Ling appearing, he walked over with slightly curved lips.
Qin Wan looked back at Fu Ling, and said in a low voice, "Keep today in mind."
This warning is about the affair between Qin Chen and Cai He. Fu Ling nodded, gritted her teeth to prevent herself from being exposed, but looked at Qin Chen who was walking towards them with a lamp in one hand, and she no longer had the admiration in her eyes. .
"Why is big brother here?"
Qin Wan asked in a clear voice, but Qin Chen looked at the picture scroll in Fu Ling's hand, "I just came to look for you, but I said you were not here, so I will wait for you for a while."
Qin Wan blinked, "Brother, what are you waiting for me? But sister-in-law..."
Qin Chen shook his head, his eyes filled with warmth, "No, she's much better. In the afternoon... I quarreled with her a few times in the afternoon, and then I thought something was wrong, so I went back. She really likes you, and she felt much better when she saw you." , I also received a letter from Jianzhou."
Qin Wan's cheeks were full of pear dimples, "Although it's not good for a younger sister to put her beak between elder brother and sister-in-law, but sister-in-law is pregnant, her mood is very unstable, and elder brother should pay more attention to sister-in-law. When I went today, sister-in-law Quite sad."
Qin Chen smiled helplessly, but his tone was somewhat relieved, "Guan'er has grown up, don't worry, brother understands."
After a slight pause, Qin Chen looked at the scroll in Fu Ling's hand again, "Did you go looking for paintings again just now?"
Qin Wan's heart tightened slightly. Qin Chen probably knew that she had been to the library when he said that.
"Yes, I went to the front yard to look for it."
Qin Chen sighed, "Since you are looking for paintings, why don't you come and ask me? I have been regulating the paintings and calligraphy all over the house all year round, so I don't know what you are looking for?"
As he spoke, Qin Chen looked at the scroll in Fu Ling's hand, "What is this?"
There was a battle between heaven and man in Qin Wan's mind, but facing Qin Chen who kept looking into her eyes, Qin Wan finally said calmly, "This is a painting made by my third uncle. I don't know who painted it, but it is very likely that it is Second aunt."
Qin Chen seemed slightly surprised, "Second Concubine? Are you looking for paintings related to Second Concubine?"
Qin Wan was a little embarrassed, "That's not the case. It's just that I heard people say that the second aunt was very beautiful, so I became curious. It's just that there seems to be no second aunt's paintings in the mansion."
Qin Chen couldn't laugh or cry, looked at Qin Wan for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Ninth Sister really wants to see it?"
Qin Wan was slightly stunned, looked at Qin Chen and asked hesitantly, "Could it be that there is really Second Aunt's painting?"
Qin Chen sighed, and lowered his eyes for a moment, "How could it not be, my father loved my second aunt so much back then, so naturally he drew countless paintings, but something happened later, and those paintings were all put away."
As he said that, Qin Chen said in a low voice, "There is also a small library in the mansion, which usually houses the Four Treasures of the Study and some elegant decorations such as screens and screens. There are also some calligraphy and paintings there. The paintings that my aunt drew are right there."
When Qin Wan heard this, his heart jumped up. The scroll in Fu Ling's hand hadn't been opened yet. Qin Wan didn't know if there was any in it. Even if there was, the face might be blurred. , is of course of great benefit.
"Where is it?" Qin Wan asked subconsciously.
Qin Chen pointed to the east direction, "It's not far from the library."
As soon as Qin Wan heard this, she remembered that there were also warehouses around the library. It seemed that what Qin Chen said was true.
"Jiumei wants to see it, I'll bring Jiumei to get it now."
Qin Chen took the initiative to speak, Qin Wan was both excited and hesitant, the heart was naturally moved because he could see the second aunt's painting, and the hesitation was because of doubts about Qin Chen, although she hadn't asked the concierge yet, but once the seeds of doubt were born Once it comes out, it will be difficult to remove.
"Ninth younger sister, don't you want to watch it?" Qin Chen laughed, "It's good not to watch it, after all, we are old people."
Qin Wan glanced back at Fu Ling, Fu Ling's eyes were also flashing with excitement, Qin Wan nodded in his heart, "Of course I want to see, I want to see what kind of beauty Second Aunt is."
Qin Chen's eyes darkened, and he turned around first, "Then let's go."
Qin Wan followed Qin Chen, and Fu Ling followed Qin Wan. Qin Wan was nervous at first, but thinking of Fu Ling following him, his heart gradually relaxed. Qin Wan's eyes turned, "Brother, what is your plan for the future?"
Hearing this question, Qin Chen turned around, "Most likely go to Jianzhou first."
Jianzhou... Qin Wan remained calm on the surface, but he knew in his heart that Yao Xinlan still hadn't summoned up his courage.
She sighed softly in her heart, since Yao Xinlan had made a decision, she couldn't say anything.
"Does Ninth Sister want to go to Jianzhou?" Qin Chen suddenly asked again.
Qin Wan raised her eyes, and seeing Qin Chen looking at her with concern, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed in her heart, and felt that she might have misunderstood Qin Chen, and said, "I have never been to Jianzhou, and I don't know that Jianzhou is related to It looks like, but I can’t say whether I want it or not.”
Qin Chen turned his head back, admiring in a light tone, "Jianzhou, rich in natural treasures, is more prosperous and richer than Jinzhou. It is the confluence of Xujiang and Wujiang rivers, and the river transportation is well developed."
Lands with well-developed river transport are naturally rich and noble. Qin Wan thought about what he had read in the book, and had a rough judgment on Jianzhou, so he asked Qin Chen, "Brother, are you going to let everyone go there together?"
Qin Chen nodded, "That's natural. Grandma and mother probably don't want to leave Jinzhou, but it's better for the juniors to leave. Grandma and mother think so too."
Saying that, Qin Chen looked back at Qin Wan, "Your sister-in-law must want you to accompany her."
The evening breeze was gentle, and the farther east you went, the dimmer the lamps in the mansion became. However, the lamp in Qin Chen's hand was held very steadily, coupled with his warm tone and concerned eyes, Qin Wan's defense against Qin Chen actually weakened in his heart. At one point, looking at Qin Chen with a red face, Qin Wan suddenly thought, has Qin Chen already made a decision? At this time, he is determined to abandon the past with Caihe, and treat Yao Xinlan well for the sake of the family and the future
I don't know if I've seen Yao Xinlan's tears too much. As soon as this thought came out, Qin Wan felt an indescribable sourness in her heart. Although she was an outsider looking at Qin Chen's trip, it still had nothing to do with her sincerity, but what Yao Xinlan wanted would be true. Wouldn't that be it
Qin Wan's mind recalled Yao Xinlan's dazed look in the afternoon. At that time, she thought that Yao Xinlan was going to change the current situation, at least check out her doubts and suspicions, but unexpectedly she changed her mind.
Qin Wan's heart wandered in a sense of wistfulness, not to say that he was disappointed, but he was a little angry and mourned his misfortune. In the end, he only thought bitterly that if Qin Chen planned to treat Yao Xinlan wholeheartedly from now on, maybe it wouldn't be too bad.
"Sister-in-law still wants elder brother to be with her. She loves elder brother very much."
Qin Wan couldn't hold back, and finally said this sentence in a vague way. Qin Chen, who was walking in front, seemed to chuckle, "You are young and don't understand these things, but don't worry, I know all about it."
After speaking, Qin Chen turned back and said, "However, Ninth Sister is almost old enough to think about these things. These days, I see His Royal Highness takes good care of Ninth Sister. His Royal Highness also asks Ninth Sister to accompany and investigate the case in the mansion. What does Ninth Sister think of His Royal Highness?"
Yan Chi's image floated in Qin Wan's mind, and she was about to seriously consider Qin Chen's question, but her rationality made her sober again, "Brother misunderstood, just because there was a double-sided relationship in the Hou's mansion, the son Your Highness knows that I saved Princess Taichang, so he has a little trust in me, it's definitely not what Eldest Brother thinks."
Qin Chen shook his head with a smile, and turned around, "Ninth Sister, you know, for men in the world, they will never treat a little girl well for no reason, and if they treat her well, then they have something to think about. "
Qin Wan's cherry lips moved slightly, and was about to speak, but Qin Chen pointed to the front, "It's almost here—"
The night was dark and the lights in the Qin Mansion were dimmed. Qin Wan looked up at the sky and unexpectedly found that there were many stars scattered across the Milky Way tonight. She felt relieved and didn't think about Qin Chen's words, just followed Qin Chen After walking past the library, he walked forward for a while, and stopped before another warehouse.
"Okay, here it is."
This place is a bit more remote than the library, and the surrounding area is a bit quiet. Qin Wan looked around, but he couldn't see any guards from the yamen. Thinking about it, Qin Wan suddenly realized that he didn't see any yamen guards along the way.
Could it be that Huo Huaixin transferred all the people in the mansion away
With a "click", Qin Chen unlocked the door of the warehouse, "Ninth Sister, come in."
This warehouse is much larger than the library, and as Qin Chen said, there are indeed many screens inside. Standing outside the door, Qin Wan can see a pair of screens with pictures of landscapes and ladies. Qin Chen Standing inside the door, pointing to the inside of the room, Qin Wan walked in with her skirt in hand, and Qin Chen lit up the two lamps at the door, and the room suddenly lit up.
"Most of the screens in the main courtyards in the mansion are changed every year. Most of the screens here are replaced, but there are also bought or sent by others, and there are some precious jade screens. If you decorate a new courtyard, you will come here to pick them up. , Many of the ornaments in Jiumei's house were picked up here, Jiumei has a look, if you like it, you can go and get it."
Qin Chen spoke slowly, Qin Wan smiled and refused, "No, everything is fine in my place."
"Ninth younger sister doesn't like luxury and complexity, and elder brother knows that, but I can't take away everything in this house." Qin Chen said in a deep voice, "The painting that ninth younger sister is looking for should be in front, and ninth younger sister can get it by herself." Bar-"
Qin Chen stood inside the door, Fu Ling stood outside the door, Qin Wan looked back, feeling relieved.
She walked a few steps inside in the direction Qin Chen pointed, and sure enough, there was a pile of calligraphy and paintings scattered on a shelf against the wall. Most of these calligraphy and paintings were yellowed in paper, and they were not treasures from the way they were preserved.
Qin Wan stepped forward to sweep the dust, and opened the top one. As soon as the painting was opened, Qin Wan saw a picture of a beautiful woman in a bamboo forest. The purple bamboo forest in the Qin Mansion, and that beauty was running lightly among the bamboo forests in a white dress, her skirts fluttering like a fairy...
Aunt Liu said that Second Concubine likes plain colors, and Qin Chen did not lie to her. There are indeed paintings related to Second Concubine here.
Although he found the painting, it wasn't the portrait that Qin Wan wanted so he could see his face. Qin Wan put away the first one and hurried to look at the second one. At the back door, Qin Chen suddenly asked, "Second Sister Didn't Shicai go anywhere other than looking for paintings?"
Qin Wan was in a hurry to open the scroll, and subconsciously said, "No, I just went to the front yard to look for paintings."
Qin Wan didn't finish, but of course he could only tell Yan Chi and Huo Huaixin about finding out the method of poisoning.
"Didn't you ask the concierge—"
Qin Wan subconsciously wanted to say, "Go to the concierge and ask something", but she was stunned before she could say the words.
How did Qin Chen know that she was going to the concierge? ! Obviously only she and Fu Ling knew about this!
Qin Wan's painting was only halfway unfolded, but a sense of danger crawled up her back like a snake, she no longer wanted to look at the painting, turned around, Qin Wan looked in the direction of the door, her pupils shrank instantly .
Fu Ling, who was standing at the door, was lying on the ground in the house without a sound.
And Qin Chen stood indifferently at the door, pushed the half-open door shut.