Qin Wan never doubted Yan Chi's sensitivity, but she never thought that Yan Chi would probe so deeply.
What happened on the night of July 21st
The Shen family in the capital was besieged by the Imperial Guards, and the Ninth Miss of the Qin Mansion in Jinzhou was murdered by an unknown murderer. She, Shen Yi, the Qing of Dali Temple, raised Shen Wan, the jewel in the palm of her boudoir, and she was resurrected as Qin Wan, the Ninth Miss of the Zhongyonghou Mansion.
No one knows that there is a different soul under this identical appearance.
And this is destined to be a secret that will be buried in Qin Wan's heart for a lifetime.
"It rained heavily in Jinzhou on the evening of July 21st, Qin Wan stumbled and fell into the Neihu Lake in Fuzhong, that's all."
Qin Wan's eyes were clear, and then he frowned, "Why does His Royal Highness ask such a question?"
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan insightfully, and finally the corners of his lips curved slightly, "Ninth Miss always has a confusing sense of suspicion, as if there is some secret hidden, which makes people unconsciously curious."
Yan Chi's tone was harmless and sincere, and Qin Wan looked at him quietly, "As a human being, you always have to hide many secrets in order to live your life skillfully. Similarly, what secrets does His Royal Highness hide?"
Yan Chi's eyes darkened slightly, Qin Wan glanced at Yan Chi's shoulder, "Is the injury on your Highness's shoulder and back better?"
Yan Chi knew clearly that Qin Wan's words were to remind him that the injury on his shoulder was caused by Yue Qing, but the injury on his back was not. With her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, Yan Chi looked at the slender Qin Wan in front of him, The corners of her lips curved slightly, "Miss Nine is quite courageous."
Qin Wan also hooked his lips, and on the left cheek, a shallow pear dimple was looming, "If you were timid, how dare you treat Princess Taichang's illness? If you were timid, you wouldn't even dare to do an autopsy."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan with a half-smile, and suddenly raised his hand to signal her to move forward.
Both Qin Wan and him were going to Taichang Princess' yard, so they could naturally go the same way at this moment.
Qin Wan turned around, Yan Chi stepped forward, and the two walked side by side on the corridor in the morning light.
"Last night, Song's guards failed to investigate, what does Nine Girls think?"
Yan Chi's words really proved Qin Wan's conjecture, her eyebrows drooped, "There are two important points, first, who can get Miss Song's wedding dress, and second, why did that person come to Plum Garden."
Yan Chi raised his jaw slightly, "Miss Song's personal nurse and close attendants all know that she has prepared a wedding dress, and it's not too difficult for someone who wants to steal it. As for why you came to Meiyuan, it's probably because you want to scare Miss Nine. .”
Qin Wan narrowed her eyes, "What's the point of scaring me? Are you trying to use my mouth to make this matter big?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not that simple..."
The events of last night are close at hand, and the Hou Mansion is in a hurry because of this, but Yan Chi and Qin Wan can't figure out the reason. For a while, both of them fell into deep thought. This weird case has nothing to do with them. , but they just wandered on the edge of the case, seeing that they might be pulled down at any time, who killed Song Rou
"What a crime, I was taken to the front yard for interrogation!"
The sudden voice brought Qin Wan back to his senses. Qin Wan raised his eyes and saw that in the courtyard not far away, several servants in charge of cleaning were gathering together to discuss. Because their backs were facing Qin Wan, unexpectedly Did not find them coming.
"I don't know what's going on, I heard that something happened in Meiyuan last night."
"Plum Garden? Isn't that where Miss Qin Jiu lives?"
"It's her. She has only been here for two days and something happened. Have you heard of it? She died a while ago, everyone was cold, the mourning hall was set up, but she came back to life in a weird way, and what else? She killed her parents back then, and the Zhongyonghou Mansion in Beijing sent her to the Qin Mansion because of fear of her murder. It is rumored that evil things will happen to her wherever she goes..."
Qin Wan's footsteps stopped, she thought it was just talking about the affairs of the mansion, but she didn't expect the spearhead to fall on her, Qin Wan raised her eyebrows, and took the time to listen, Yan Chi stopped following her, her phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Ah, the trouble in our house this time is not because of her?"
"Who says it's not! The madam also kept her for two nights! How dare she let her treat the old madam's illness? It's really..."
"Don't say that, Ninth Miss is highly skilled in medicine and was invited by Madam!"
"Gao Jue, what's the matter? She's only been here for two days, and there's another commotion in the mansion. Last night, everything was going well. Why did something happen in Meiyuan? I heard that she moved to the princess's place to rest last night..."
"When you say that, I'm really a little scared, but Madam invited her, so what can we do?"
"No, I can't let Madam drive her away..."
Before the word "go out" was finished, the woman who spoke saw Qin Wan and Yan Chi as soon as she turned her eyes. Her eyes widened suddenly, and her face was pale and froze. The other women sensed something was wrong and turned around. , and instantly turned pale!
With a "plop", several people knelt down at the same time.
"Ninth Miss, His Royal Highness Shi, Shizi, Your Highness, please forgive me, Ninth Miss, please forgive me—"
"Your Highness, please forgive me, Ninth Girl, please forgive me—"
Several people kowtowed and begged for mercy one after another, Qin Wan looked at them indifferently and did not speak.
Yan Chi's face darkened casually, "Bai Feng—"
As soon as the words fell, Bai Feng, who fell far behind, immediately stepped forward, "Your Highness?"
Yan Chi said silently, "Go and talk to Madam."
Hearing this, the maidservants were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, still begging for mercy, but Qin Wan withdrew his gaze and walked across the corridor without looking sideways.
Yan Chi walked beside her, looking at her leisurely, "You didn't thank me for helping you?"
Qin Wan glanced at Yan Chi, "If your Highness doesn't tell Madam, I will tell Madam. The result is the same, but His Highness is one step ahead of me."
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, glanced at Fu Ling who was timid and wished he could stay farther away, and then at Qin Wan who was so calm, he felt that there was a huge difference between the two. , but she is lucky, dare to say anything.
Having discovered this, Yan Chi felt a little happy in his heart, "Are you going to tell Madam? You are a guest in the Hou Mansion. If you tell Madam directly, it will inevitably appear that Madam is not strict with the family. If it is someone else, they will probably bear it."
"If you endure it, you will have resentment. I'm afraid they want me to give birth, and then they will never come to Qin's mansion after being annoyed." After a slight pause, Qin Wan continued, "Besides, hearing these words at this time, It always makes me think of something else."
Her tone was solemn, which attracted Yan Chi to look over intently, "What idea?"
Qin Wan pursed her lips and looked at Yan Chi, "I always feel that the headless female corpse last night and the words this morning are all about pushing me out of the Hou Mansion..."
"Are you going to be pushed out of the Hou Mansion?"
Yan Chi frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Do you think these words today were not born out of thin air?"
Qin Wan nodded slightly, "Madam is very strict in managing the family. Unless someone deliberately instigates it, it is impossible to speak such nonsense. According to ordinary people's thinking, when these words come out, even if Madam doesn't take them seriously, I will feel unhappy to hear them. leave."
After a pause, Qin Wan said again, "And last night, the headless female corpse was weird and terrifying. At that time, Fuling was frightened out of her wits. According to ordinary people's thinking, I must also be frightened and want to die."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan with bright eyes, "Unfortunately, you are not an ordinary woman."
Qin Wan shook his head, and continued, "I'm not sure, because after thinking about it, I won't hinder anyone if I stay in the Hou's Mansion, and why does the person behind want me to leave the Hou's Mansion?"
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes and pupils, and suddenly, he seemed to think of something and his expression lifted, "Could it be because I don't want you to intervene in Miss Song's case?" After thinking about it for a while, Yan Chi felt that this speculation was more and more reasonable, "You helped me last time. Yue Qing is busy, there are many people who know about this matter, are the people behind it afraid that you will intervene in Miss Song's case and find the murderer?"
Looking at each other, Qin Wan's heart trembled, "Although this is possible, I am not from the government office. How can I intervene in Ms. Song's case at will? If the people behind this really think so, it is unfounded to worry about."
Yan Chi's eyes became firm, "What's the reason, I believe we will find out in two days." After a slight pause, Yan Chi said suddenly, "Be careful in everything these few days."
Yan Chi's expression was serious, with deep concern in his eyes.
Qin Wan's heart burned for a moment. She was surprised that she felt cared for right now. She fixedly looked at Yan Chi, as if trying to discern whether the concern in his eyes was real or not. After a while, the corners of her lips curved slightly, "Thank you Your Highness .”
The seriousness on Yan Chi's face was washed away by her word "thank you", he couldn't help but smile, "Pretend you don't want to thank me."
Qin Wan shook his head, "It's not Xie Shizi's order."
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What are you thanking?"
Qin Wan's smile widened even further, and the polite alienation between her expressions disappeared. She touched the needle pocket in her cuff without a trace, and said softly, "Thank you for the consultation fee from His Royal Highness."