Lin Chengyou quickly glanced left and right, suddenly seemed to see something, turned to find Kuannu, waved at him, waited for Kuannu to come to him, whispered a few words, Kuannu nodded, and mixed with a dozen guards into the crowd middle.

Yan Sizhi discussed with Lin Chengyou in a low voice for a while, then turned around and pointed to the two yamen in uniform, asking them to find a cage immediately, while he got up and was responsible for maintaining the order at the scene.

Lin Chengyou looked down at Wu Zhang again, and suddenly pointed to a large stain on her right elbow: "When was this stained?"

Wu Yuanluo's complexion was already gray. Hearing that, he glanced at his sister's arm and couldn't help but stunned, and said sharply to the maid next to him, "Speak!"

The maids shuddered and shook their heads in panic: "The maids don't know, but the lady's clothes are still clean..."

Teng Yuyi looked at that place in horror, the color was obviously darker than other places, it looked like something like oil was poured over it, not to mention Wu Hang herself, the maid would never allow her lady's clothes to be so dirty.

Therefore, it must have only been a short period of time from the time when the clothes were soiled to the accident at Wu Hang.

Suddenly I remembered the scene outside Jushuangzhai's window. Lu Zhaoan appeared on the front foot, and Aunt Wu had an accident on the back foot. In addition, Shaotang's classmate Hu Gongzi, who was suddenly deprived of his soul, couldn't help but think about Lu Zhaoan. Even if Lin Chengyou had the ability to reach the sky, he couldn't take care of him, so Teng Yuyi was afraid that Lu Zhaoan would escape in the chaos, so he hurriedly signaled Chang Geng to remind Lin Chengyou.

"The officials of Dali Temple are handling the case here, and they can't come forward if they don't serve him." Yan Sizhi stopped Chang Geng in a good voice.

Lin Chengyou recognized Chang Geng at a glance. Although this guard changed his face, he was always by Teng Yuyi's side tonight, only when Teng Yuyi had something to look for him, and hurriedly said, "Brother Yan, let him come over."

Chang Geng recently told Teng Yuyi's discovery.

Lin Chengyou looked around, and most of the people who were crowded in the front row to watch the excitement were five big and three thick men. He couldn't find Teng Yuyi in the crowd for a while, so he could only whisper: "This place is dangerous, first take your master back to Jushuangzhai."

Chang Geng agreed.

Teng Yuyi was in a hurry to find Ajie and Shaotang, and she was busy coming out of the crowd after hearing the words. She didn't worry about anything else now, but worried about Ajie and Shaotang's safety.

Before walking too far, I saw Sister A and Shaotang coming towards each other. There was a handsome man beside A Sister, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his appearance was almost carved out of a saint.

Teng Yuyi was stunned, how could A-jie be with the prince?

The prince's line apparently heard that something happened here, and his face was a little uneasy. Du Tinglan's face was pale, and he was looking for something in the crowd while walking.

Gradually getting closer, the prince seemed to have noticed the gazes around him, quietly opened the distance with Du Tinglan, and then quickly walked through the crowd with the people around him, and suddenly saw Wu Zhang on the ground, he was taken aback and walked to Lin Chengyou. He crouched down beside him and asked in a low voice what was going on.

Du Shaotang saw Teng Yuyi in the crowd, and couldn't help being surprised and happy: "Cousin Yu! We are looking for you."

Du Tinglan hurriedly approached and grabbed Teng Yuyi's arm: "What happened over there?"

"Don't go there first, the murderer may be in the crowd." Teng Yuyi was still full of astonishment, and pulled Du Shaotang and his brother to a less crowded place, "Sister, why are you with the prince?"

Du Tinglan blushed slightly, Du Shaotang glanced at Sister A, with a strange expression.

***

When Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi came out in the evening, they discussed about attracting thieves tonight. Therefore, when Teng Yuyi used an excuse to buy Sugar Man, Du Tinglan did not come out. After making an excuse, he took his younger brother out of the building.

As soon as the sister and brother arrived outside the door, a servant in the crowd approached silently. Huo Qiu was about to take action against that person, but when he recognized that he was the long follower beside Lin Chengyou, he was stunned. The two brothers invited them to an inconspicuous corner and politely declared their intentions.

He said that he wanted to ask Mrs. Teng about something important, and asked Mrs. Du to help cover up. The shopkeeper of Zhai also said hello in advance, so Mrs. Du doesn't have to worry about it.

Sister Du Tinglan had dealt with Lin Chengyou several times and knew that this person was Lin Chengyou's confidant. Even if they were full of doubts, they had to answer.

In order to make it look more natural when they returned, the sister and brother bought some jade-pointed noodles, and returned to Jushuangzhai to distribute them to their classmates.

Du Shaotang reluctantly endured for another half an hour. Seeing that there were not many people in the building, he said, "Sister, it's so lively tonight, what's the point of sitting all the time, let's go shopping too."

I have to take my sister out of the building.

Du Shaotang became active as soon as he got outside. He placed a wishing lantern by the river, and dragged his sister to hang out. Du Tinglan walked and looked for Teng Yuyi, but unfortunately there was no news until Linshuizhai.

The siblings had no choice but to go back along the same path. Halfway through, they encountered a barbarian who was looking for a scorpion. The barbarian was wearing brocade clothes and red trousers, jumping up and down on a long rope in mid-air, and his dexterous figure was comparable to that of an ape. , Du Shaotang was young and fun-loving, and immediately became interested. He dragged his sister to watch it. It happened that an old woman came out of the crowd with her grandson in her arms and bumped into Du Shaotang head-on. The old woman didn't have time to kick her foot and was stomped heavily by Du Shaotang.

Du Shaotang took a few steps back in fright.

Du Tinglan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stretched out his arms to support the old woman.

Du Shaotang quickly stabilized his body: "Old Madam, are you alright?"

The old woman was in a green surcoat skirt, and there was no hairpin on her head, and her grandson in her arms was wearing a shabby rattle and was also dressed in coarse cloth.

The old woman was not careful that someone stepped on her feet, and she was full of fire. She had to spit a few words, only to find out that the person who stepped on her was a young man with luxurious clothes. Then she looked at the little lady who was supporting her, and she was also very expensive. Angrily, knowing that the other party is either rich or expensive, he swallowed the phrase "do you have no eyes?".

Pai didn't dare to spit, but there was no anger on his face, the old woman pushed Du Tinglan's hand away, limped aside with her grandson in her arms, and said in a loud voice, "Oh, oh, oh, it hurts my old body."

She shouted, attracting the attention of the people around her.

Du Shaotang panicked, this woman was already very old, and if he stepped down, he probably would have broken the other's toe bone.

Du Tinglan's face was also hot, but fortunately, he was wearing a hat on his head, so he wouldn't be surrounded by too many people. He hurriedly signaled to his younger brother to apologize, while he supported the old woman and kept comforting with a warm voice: "My younger brother is rash, old man. Don't worry, there is a medical center nearby, we will accompany you to take a look."

Du Shaotang bowed deeply and said sternly, "I'm sorry, I blame this junior for being rash."

The old woman is tricky, but her mind is not very bad. After thinking about it, the other party could have ignored it. It was only because of her good education that she stayed and apologized. After listening to the soft words of the sister and brother If so, the gas in the stomach has almost disappeared. Besides, there is no serious problem with the feet. If you really want to go to the medical center, maybe the medical worker is too lazy to take a bottle of medicine, so he said gruffly: "No need. This little man, you look thin and weak. , the strength of stepping on people is strong enough, I am afraid that my feet will be swollen for several days."

Du Tinglan felt sorry for herself. Seeing that the old woman refused to go to the hospital, she had to take out a small purse and give the few coins in it to the grandson of the old woman.

This time, the old woman felt sorry for her. Knowing that the old woman had concerns, Du Tinglan said with a smile that her grandson was born cute, and the money was for Xiao Langjun to buy food.

The old woman then smiled wide-eyed.

The sister and brother turned around, and saw a young man in purple clothes looking at him with a smile not far away, his eyes were gentle and amiable, and his bearing was also graceful. The scene just now was seen by this person.

Sister Du Tinglan saw the prince in Ledao Villa, and they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise: His Royal Highness.

The prince seemed to be hanging out alone, dressed in a white dragon fish, with only a few entourage by his side. In this case, it was not easy to rush forward to salute, so the siblings had to pretend that they did not recognize the prince.

After walking a short distance, Du Shaotang saw a vendor selling steamed pears on the side of the road, and said excitedly, "Sister is my favorite, wait a minute, I'll buy two bowls."

Du Tinglan had to stop.

After the incident just now, Du Shaotang was afraid that he would step on the feet of others again.

Du Tinglan was thinking about finding Teng Yuyi, and when she saw it, she wanted to call her brother out, but at this moment, a few people walked to the stall and bought several bowls of steamed pears in one go. The prince turned around and handed two bowls to Du Shaotang, laughing. He said, "Young Master Du, take it."

Du Shaotang stayed for a while. He thought that the prince and his party had already gone elsewhere, but he didn't expect to be here. Come out and give one of the bowls to my sister.

Du Tinglan's doubts turned into doubts, and he could only accept this kindness at a loss.

With the friendship of this bowl of steamed pears, it is logical for the prince to walk with his sister and brother.

"Young Master Du is studying in the Imperial College? How many years have you been studying?"

The prince's voice was like a breeze.

Du Shaotang has always been timid, but now he was so frightened that he was so scared. When Qiu sent to him, Huo Qiu was very vigilant and never made a single mistake. Thinking about it, he was trained by Cousin Yu, who was only four years older than him...

In the past, he always listened to his grandfather and sister. During this period of time, he assigned Huoqiu a lot of things, and he gradually got used to the feeling of making his own decisions.

He settled down and tried to answer according to his own thoughts: "A certain five-year-old Kaimeng has been studying in the Guozijian for six years."

The prince said warmly: "The children of the Du family are all zhilan and jade trees, and your honor is more talented than Eryou. I heard that Duke Du was the first in the scholastic division, but he was sent to the Ministry of Officials because of his long poem "The People's Suffering". I was fortunate enough to read this long poem. Other officials used to sing praises for their merits, but Ling Zun complained for the common people every word. Unfortunately, this long poem was not passed on to my grandfather. Gu Shangshu, an incompetent and incompetent, suppressed it without authorization, this matter...Have you heard of Du Gongzi?"

Du Shaotang secretly squeezed the sweat. It was a major turning point in Grandpa's career. He had a promising future, and has since fallen to the bottom. This is about the future of the Du family. Sister.

The prince looked at it, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He wanted to talk about it casually, but he didn't expect to call the two brothers and sisters like a formidable enemy.

Du Tinglan noticed her brother's gaze for help, but she didn't say a word, but her back became straighter.

Du Shaotang's heart lit up, and he thought about the words and said: "Grandpa often said that as a court official, the first priority is to share the worries of the saints and the common people. Right. It is precisely because the sage is a wise man who treats the people as his sons that Grandpa dares to write straight."

The crown prince smiled slightly. His remarks were neither humble nor arrogant. While praising the monarch, it also revealed the loyalty of the Du family once again.

He heard that Du Yuzhi's temperament was too upright, and he often confronted others. From this point of view, Du Shaotang seemed to be softer than his father, round outside and square inside, which was particularly valuable.

Yes, Mrs. Du was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the temperament of her sister and brother probably followed her mother's. It was no wonder that Du Tinglan was so gentle and honest.

Du Tinglan's heart was even more mixed. Ayu always said that her younger brother should be on her own, but she and A-Niang were always worried. Now it seems that she and A-Niang have made too many mistakes. There is no bird in this world that can't be separated from its wings. , As if in an instant, the younger brother grew up.

I don't know what the prince will ask next, but it seems that she doesn't have to worry about it all the time.

The prince was a little helpless.

Blame him, this is also the first time he has chatted with the little lady.

A-Niang took care of everything else, except for her future daughter-in-law's affairs. Before moving into the East Palace, he had no maids by his side. After moving into the East Palace, there were only some older nanny in the palace.

Not only that, but A-Niang also instructed several sons to take the grandfather as a model and not to take concubines all their lives.

The prince knew very well in his heart that it was precisely because the late emperor was surrounded by many concubines that the grandfather in the swaddling clothes was almost poisoned. In his eyes, he also felt that this was a matter of course.

This year, at his mother's request, he began to pay attention to these ladies in Chang'an. Originally, he was very curious about Teng Yuyi because of Teng Shao, but unfortunately Teng Yuyi had a rubella attack that night at Ledao Villa. He couldn't see Teng Yuyi's appearance. Du Tinglan sucked all his mind away.

In the past, it was only from a distance, but just now I saw Du Tinglan's appearance up close. When the wind blew, the thin gauze curtain couldn't stop anything. Du Tinglan's nose was full of cherry lips, and she was born with a pair of crescent-like eyes.

He had never seen such gentle and clear eyes, and when he looked at it, his heartbeat couldn't stop speeding up.

Seeing that Du Shaotang was a little embarrassed, he decided to change the subject and said with a smile, "There is someone who talks about changing the text over there, why don't you go and listen?"

The siblings breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

At this moment, a large number of people rushed towards the arch bridge in front of the Qinglong Temple. Du Tinglan did not expect it and was almost washed over by the crowd.

Du Shaotang was so thin that she couldn't protect her sister. Huo Qiu was separated by three feet, so she couldn't get close for a while. Du Tinglan was constantly pushed by the crowd behind her, and when she was about to fall, someone stretched out her hand to help her steadily. Living.

Du Tinglan raised her head in embarrassment, just to meet the prince's eyes, the prince let go of his hand and said, "There seems to be some trouble over there, go take a look."

Du Tinglan was very grateful.

But the further she walked, the more doubts she felt in her heart. No matter how crowded the crowd was, as long as she couldn't walk, the prince would calmly help her out.

She naturally knows what this means. Only by paying special attention to a certain person will she take all the actions of the other person in her eyes, and the appearance of the prince tonight is too coincidental. The Qinglong Temple theater is so big, but the prince has been with them all the time. road.

The more she thought about it, the more shocked she became.

Fortunately, as soon as the incident happened, the prince spontaneously separated from them.

***

"Sister?" Teng Yuyi looked at Du Tinglan curiously.

Du Tinglan didn't know how to answer the question. It was really weird, but after thinking about it, he felt that everything was just a coincidence. Du Shaotang thought that the prince's attitude was too enthusiastic, so he scratched it in his head and quietly said everything he had just said. .

Teng Yuyi was stunned.

There are so many places to play near Qinglong Temple. It's not good for the prince to go anywhere.

Of course, in Teng Yuyi's eyes, the elder sister is the most beautiful woman in the world. Last time, she won the top spot among the talented girls at Ledao Villa, but the prince was not present. It was not surprising that she would be moved when she was there.

It's just that the crowd was full of tourists tonight, and the scene just now was probably seen by many people. Fortunately, my sister was wearing a hat, and not many people nearby knew the prince.

Teng Yuyi was relieved and took Du Tinglan's arm: "It's hard to talk about this place, let's go back to Jushuangzhai first."

Du Tinglan stood on tiptoe and looked at the place of the incident: "what happened?"

Teng Yuyi said what happened before.

The siblings were shocked.

The three returned to Jushuangzhai, and two yamen from Dali Temple stood at the door.

Almost all of the classmates came back. Teng Yuyi counted silently in her heart. Everyone was there, but Wu Zhang and Wu Qi were missing. One was in trouble, and the other accompanied Brother A to help.

Liu Siniang and the others wiped away their tears: "Everyone came out to play happily, who would have thought that such a thing would happen, the murderer is really audacious."

Aunt Peng and Erniang Peng also sighed: "Didn't you see, what happened to Young Master Wu and Wu Qi? If something like this happens, the Wu family will never let it go."

"What does it mean to lose a soul and a soul, I wonder if I can get it back?"

There were also tears in Deng Weili's eyes, and he was silent for a long while and said bitterly: "Tonight's events are too strange. Wu Hao said that he was going to take me to see someone and asked me to wait for her at the seventh pier, but Wu Hao didn't wait for her. I was mistaken by everyone for thinking that I was traveling with Prince Cheng."

Li Huaigu was stunned for a moment: "You didn't know that Prince Cheng was by your side?"

"My two maids told me afterwards, but in fact, I was waiting for Wu Zhang all the time, and I didn't pay attention to the people around me."

Teng Yuyi couldn't help but said: "Wu Zhang said this to you himself? Or was it someone else's help to spread it?"

"Wu Zhang told me personally." Deng Weili snorted, "It's strange that I couldn't find her all night after I said this, and I finally saw her passing by in front of the building without waiting for me to ask in person. What the **** is she doing, something happened to her."

The classmates looked at each other in dismay: "Is this too coincidental to make us mistakenly think that you are having a tryst with the prince? But what good will it do for her?"

A distant relative of the Liu family interjected stupidly: "I heard that Mrs. Wu is one of the candidates for the crown princess. If you make everyone mistakenly think that Mrs. Deng has an affair with the prince, she will not—"

Liu Siniang's face changed on the spot: "Goro, shut up."

The man was too frightened to speak.

Deng Weili said categorically: "Impossible, I don't know what kind of temperament Mrs Wu is? She won't hurt anyone because of this kind of thing."

Others also agreed: "That is, Aunt Wu is notoriously soft-hearted, and she is usually indifferent to the world. Otherwise, Duan Qingying from the town's government will not steal her from the corner."

"But there must be a reason for the murderer to take away Aunt Wu's soul."

Peng Jinxiu seemed to have remembered something, and shivered suddenly: "Last time I heard that the prince has a crush, saying that he has a gentle temperament, the prince fell in love at first sight, there are many talented ladies in the academy, and gentle But there are not many, it is Mrs. Wu, could the murderer be because of this—"

The girls were taken aback.

The candidate for the crown princess will move the whole body, and before the dust settles, there will never be any rumors in the palace.

Where did the Peng family get the news?

Peng Huayue interrupted her sister loudly, and forced a smile: "Don't take it seriously, the second sister is very straightforward. It is estimated that a certain classmate is joking with Aunt Wu, but my sister believes it is true."

Peng Jinxiu also knew that she had made a slip of the tongue.

Just listening to someone talking outside the door, the yamen came in and said, "Which is Mrs. Deng? The officials of Dali Temple have a few words to ask in person. Please go to the elegant room on the second floor, Yan Sizhi and Lin Pingshi will come later. , In order to avoid suspicion, you can bring your maid and maid by your side."

Deng Weili put on the hood and led the people upstairs.

The yamen said again: "Please ask Mrs. Wu's classmates to wait here for a while, and they may ask questions one by one later."

Deng Weili waited in the private room on the second floor for a while, when he heard footsteps coming from the stairs, and soon, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi pushed the door and came in.

Deng Weili got up and saluted.

Yan Sizhi sat down and asked, "Wu Zhang asked Madam Deng to go to the bridge tonight?"

Deng Weili explained the previous events one by one.

Lin Chengyou said: "Did someone give you a piece of jewelry tonight? Where did you give it? Do you know who that person is?"

Deng Weili ordered the maid to present the brocade box of Zhaixinglou to the two: "When I got off the bridge, I wanted to go directly to Jushuangzhai, but when I saw a puppet seller on the side of the road, I couldn't help but stop. The hawker said There is a complete set of 18 pieces of Quyi in his cargo box, but it is just at the alley over there. If I am interested, I can go to the alley and take a look. I have a lot of servants with me, and there are pedestrians all around, forgive me The hawker didn't dare to think badly, so he followed to the alley. The hawker took out a brocade box from the cargo box and stuffed it into the maid. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away. I asked the maid to throw the brocade box away, maid But I opened the brocade box and looked at it, and inside it was a pair of precious and extraordinary moon-shadowing bead rings, and the words 'Zhaixinglou' were chiseled on the outside of the box, and by the way, there was a letter attached to the inside of the box lid."

Lin Chengyou asked, "Do you like buying puppets?"

Deng Weili said calmly: "I like to buy puppets since I was a child, and every time I go out to play, I will buy a few to go back."

Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi looked at each other, no wonder they were able to pinpoint every step, it turned out that they had figured out Madam Deng's hobbies in advance.

"What about that letter?" Lin Chengyou asked again.

Deng Weili asked for the letter to be presented.

Lin Chengyou opened the letter and was stunned on the spot. The content of the letter was very unfamiliar, but the handwriting was familiar.

Yan Sizhi was even more surprised: "This is not..."

Isn't this Lin Chengyou's handwriting?

This letter is very touching, and almost every sentence expresses his admiration for Deng Weili. Coupled with the "tour together" of the arch bridge and the jewelry of Zhaixinglou, anyone will mistakenly think that Lin Pingshi has a crush on Deng Weili.

Lin Chengyou looked at the place where the signature was signed, but there was not a word.

"Does Madam Deng know who wrote this letter?"

Deng Weili was silent for a while: "I have no clue."

Lin Chengyou smiled: "If you really don't have a clue, you will throw the brocade box in the alley on the spot, how can you let the maid keep it carefully?"

"Okay." Deng Weili sighed, "I thought it was given to me by His Royal Highness, so I didn't dare to discard it without authorization."

Yan Sizhi was stunned, the demeanor and demeanor of this lady Deng was somewhat similar to that of General Teng's daughter.

Lin Chengyou closed the brocade box smoothly: "This matter may have something to do with the murderer. Dali Temple needs to find out the source of the jewelry immediately. If it was given by one of Madam Deng's admirers, we will return it to Madam Deng when we find out."

Deng Weili breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright."

Lin Chengyou said again, "So when Wu Xiang had an accident, who were the classmates in Jushuangzhai?"

Deng Weili was shocked. Hearing this, could it be that he suspected that it was the hand of his classmate against Aunt Wu?

"Besides me, there are Mrs. Teng, Liu Siniang, and Wu Qi, and the other table is..." Deng Weili recalled carefully, and added, for the sake of prudence, "By the way, Mrs. Teng was the last one to come in. Less than a quarter of an hour after she sat down, something happened outside."

After Deng Weili left, Yan Sizhi wrote on the notebook: "It seems that these people from Jushuangzhai can be ruled out as suspects... After taking the soul, everyone's attack time is different. Although Mrs. Teng was in the building at the time of the incident, but The accident happened within a quarter of an hour after sitting down, so she is suspect."

However, Lin Chengyou said, "It won't be her."

Yan Si straight up.

Lin Chengyou looked at the notebook in front of him, and said lightly: "She stayed with me before, I asked someone to inquire about things in the academy, and after a few words, I asked Kuannu to send her back to Jushuang. Zhai, I met Mrs. Wu halfway. According to Kuannu, Mrs. Wu was conscious at that time and stopped to chat with Mrs. Teng before breaking up. Kuannu and several followers can testify about this matter. Under the watchful eyes of Kuan Nu and others, Mrs. Teng had no chance to make a move."

If this matter is not made clear in advance, Yan Sizhi will definitely investigate Teng Yuyi carefully in order to investigate the case. In this way, the private meeting between him and Teng Yuyi will be recorded in the case report.

Yan Sizhi stared at Lin Chengyou in a daze, and said what he said, his face turned red, his heart suddenly lit up, it turned out that Lin Pingshi's sweetheart was Mrs. Teng.

It must be, otherwise, I wouldn't be in a hurry to help Mrs. Teng get rid of it. I thought that when I went to look for Lin Pingshi, I happened to bump into a slender figure and hurried away. Lin Pingshi was staying in the alley at that time. If he didn't want to meet a little lady in private, he would never do this.

Yan Sizhi did not expose Lin Chengyou, but nodded sympathetically: "Alright, then—who shall we ask to answer next?"

"Miss Teng."

Teng Yuyi came up quickly, and as soon as he pushed the door, he saw Lin Chengyou. Lin Chengyou sat behind the desk and motioned her to sit down opposite.

"sit."

Teng Yuyi nodded. Although he was wearing a hood on his head, the crunching sound when he swayed was clearly audible.

Lin Chengyou looked up at her head, then lowered her eyes again, and said as usual, "Where was the last time Mrs. Teng saw Mrs. Wu tonight?"

Teng Yuyi said: "Near the arch bridge."

"Who were there around Aunt Wu at that time?"

"It seems that there are only three maids."

"No classmates?"

Teng Yuyi shook his head.

"Wu Yuanluo isn't here either?"

Teng Yu thought for a while: "Anyway, I wasn't with Aunt Wu at the time."

"Is there anything unusual on Madam Wu's face? Does she speak clearly when she talks to you?"

Teng Yuyi nodded: "It's very clear. She has a lot of gadgets in her hand, including a small kite the size of a palm, a small hammer, and almost four or five gadgets. When she saw me, she stopped and smiled and said a few words to me. Then he took the maids to the other side."

"Did she say where to go?"

"She said she was going to put a wishing lamp by the river."

Lin Chengyou paused: "Does she have a lantern in her hand?"

"No."

"Where's the maid next to you?"

"I didn't mention the lantern either."

Yan Sizhi frowned: "I'm going to put a wishing lantern by the river, but I don't have any lanterns in my hand, so I plan to buy lanterns first."

Lin Chengyou suddenly said again: "Are there any suspicious people around you at that time? For example, someone with a piece of meat in his hand quietly followed behind Aunt Wu."

Teng Yuyi blinked, who would be hanging around with a piece of meat on such a good night? Could it be that the murderer was a butcher?

She recalled seriously: "I didn't see it. There were too many people on the main street, and I didn't pay much attention to it."

"Then what strange things happened on your way back?"

"Yes." Teng Yuyi said hurriedly, "Not long after I returned to Jushuangzhai, I saw Lu Zhaoan walking past the building, and then I heard that Wu Zhang had an accident."

Teng Yuyi had already sent Chang Geng to tell Lin Chengyou about this, but Yan Sizhi didn't know about it, so he was horrified: "Lu Zhaoan?"

There would not be such a coincidence in the world. Every time there was a case of losing a soul, Lu Zhaoan happened to be nearby. The first Hu Jizhen, Mr. Hu, had a falling out with Lu Zhaoan before the accident. The second victim, Li Ying'er, accidentally fell into the well of Chuguo Temple. The two incidents were not far from Lu Zhaoan's residence.

Tonight's Aunt Wu finally had nothing to do with Lu Zhaoan, and Lu Zhaoan appeared nearby before the incident.

Yan Sizhi wrote this transcript: "Lin Judgment, it seems that we can formally arraign Lu Zhaoan."

Lin Chengyou said to Teng Yuyi again, "spread your hand out, I'll see if there are any traces of using the talisman."

Teng Yuyi knew that this was for Yan Sizhi to see, so she straightened her arms and spread her palms in front of the two of them.

Lin Chengyou got up and approached, and tried it with the talisman in front of Yan Sizhi.

"Okay, you haven't used the talisman, you can go."

Next, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi passed on Li Huaigu and others to ask questions.

Lin Chengyou straight to the point: "Where were you before Mrs. Wu's accident?"

Li Huaigu said calmly: "I have brought my maid to buy a kite. My servant said that I flew kites near Chuguo Temple when I was a child, but unfortunately I was seriously ill when I was a child, and I forgot about these things, and my servant said it first. This matter, I went to the kite shop to have a look out of curiosity."

She said and asked the maid beside her to take out the kite she just bought.

Lin Chengyou was stunned for a while, this kite looks familiar, and I don't know where I've seen it.

"Where did you meet Aunt Wu tonight?"

Li Huaigu shook his head: "After I came, I drank tea at Jushuangzhai, and then went to buy a kite. After that, I heard that something had happened, and I didn't see Aunt Wu all night."

The kite shop is nearby. Li Sanniang will know how long she has been in the store when she asks the store. She dares to say this, thinking that she has a clear conscience.

Lin Chengyou got up from behind the table: "Please spread out Mrs. Li's hand, I have to check if you have used the talisman tonight."

"Okay." Li Huaigu raised his arms and spread his palms.

Lin Chengyou approached and bent over to observe.

Yan Sizhi's eyes fell on Li Huaigu's hand, but this little lady's fingers were unusually white and slender.

Strangely, Li Sanniang's chest suddenly heaved up and down when Lin Chengyou approached, she seemed to be a little nervous, but also a little shy, she quickly came back to her senses and calmly stabilized herself. arm.