Neither of them moved, they were so close and quiet, they could hear each other's heartbeat and breathing.

"It's too late." Yu Qingfeng said two words softly, saying it to Pei Wuyan and herself.

Pei Wuyan felt Yu Qingfeng's breath hitting his throat, which made his throat itchy and his heart itchy.

"What's too late?"

"I want to take back the gift I gave you, but it's too late."

I can't help but like it, and I want to take it back, but it's too late.

You shouldn't play with feelings, and you shouldn't flirt with anyone. If you want to be the heroine, you have to rely on your true abilities. Now that she can't help herself, Yu Qingfeng can only tell herself that she deserves it.

Pei Wuyan took two steps back and immediately turned around.

Although Yu Qingfeng couldn't see it, she could imagine that Pei Wuyan must have blushed again. She just wanted to make fun of Pei Wuyan, but later she realized that her cheeks were also burning.

"What on earth was Mr. Pei busy with before he became an official?" Yu Qingfeng's problem with her tongue recurred again. She must strike while the iron is hot and tease the little puppy.

"What are you busy with?" Pei Wuyan heard Yu Qingfeng's joking tone and asked coldly.

"I mean, Mr. Pei is already twenty-eight years old. How can he look like a young man in love?"

This is definitely the truth and the biggest doubt in Yu Qingfeng's heart.

Pei Wuyan shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the door without any fuss, saying, "I'm getting into my hobby and busy knitting bracelets."

Yu Qingfeng stayed alone in the room, looking at the bracelet on her wrist in trance. All the past events with Pei Wuyan replayed in her mind.

What can be confirmed is that Yu Qingfeng is indeed attracted to Pei Wuyan.

What is uncertain is whether Yu Qingfeng can and should be tempted by Pei Wuyan.

What is still uncertain is Pei Wuyan's heart.

Do you want to make sure? Yu Qingfeng is not sure.

My heart was in a mess, twisting and twisting, twisting and knotting, just like the cyan bracelet woven around my wrist.

***

Early in the morning, after having breakfast, the four of them set off from the Hou Mansion again and went straight to He Xiangu's place.

In the early morning, it was completely different from the liveliness last night. He Xiangu's small courtyard was very cold, all the doors were closed tightly, and there was only one maid cleaning the courtyard.

"You are here." When the maid saw Yu Qingfeng and the four of them entering the courtyard, she naturally put down her broom and greeted them, "Six of you, please come in."

It seems that He Xiangu had already expected that they would come again and had already sent someone to wait here.

Pei Wuyan brought two master guards with him this time, just in case. One guard took the lead and one guard came from behind.

Seeing that the maid led them to the second floor, Yu Qingfeng asked: "Didn't He Xiangu have a rule that outsiders are not allowed to go upstairs?"

The maid in front replied sadly as she went upstairs: "The rules have been broken, it doesn't matter anymore."

Yu Qingfeng was surprised but felt relieved. Does this mean that Cao Ruyi is going to confess to them?

When they reached the second floor, the maid opened the door and entered first.

Six people entered the room, and it was clear at a glance that there was not even a ghost in the room.

"What does this mean?" Lian Shurong asked the maid dissatisfied.

"As you can see, that's what it means," the maid smiled bitterly, "When people leave the building, they can trace back to the state. Oh no, there is no He Xiangu anymore in the world."

"Run away?" Yu Qingfeng was surprised.

"Isn't that what the girl said? The girl will not leave Suzhou unless He Xiangu leaves first and never comes back."

Yu Qingfeng had nothing to say. She did say this, but at that time it was just to test the other person's thoughts. Who knew that the other party would take it seriously and actually implement it.

How can the villains in movies and TV dramas leave so easily? How can they run away when scared and retreat without a fight? Is there a counter-routine arranged by the screenwriter?

Yu Qingfeng said apologetically to her three companions: "Blame me, blame me."

"It doesn't matter, He Xiangu understood our hint and indirectly admitted that she is Cao Ruyi. I had already made a plan to let her go, but the prerequisite was the antidote." Pei Wuyan kept glaring at the maid as he spoke.

.

The maid understood and pointed to a cyan porcelain vase placed in the middle of the round table.

Lin Ming stepped forward first, picked up the porcelain bottle, opened the lid, carefully put it under his nose and smelled it.

There shouldn't be any pungent smell. After Lin Ming smelled it, it was as if he hadn't smelled it and he couldn't draw any conclusions.

"He Xiangu is gone, so where are her accomplices?" Lian Shurong spoke very rudely. Mingren didn't say secret words, and there was no need to beat around the bush and be polite to this maid.

"He Xiangu has inconvenient legs and feet. Naturally, she cannot leave alone. She is accompanied by people who are waiting for her."

The maid still adhered to the principle of speaking nicely and being polite. This meant that everyone who should leave had left, and peace would be restored in Suzhou from now on.

Pei Wuyan took the porcelain bottle from Lin Ming's hand, smelled it, poured out a little bit of the light yellow powder in his palm, and observed it carefully.

Lian Shurong also came over to take a look.

"That's not the way to go." Lin Ming refused to say anything, and took the porcelain bottle from Pei Wuyan's hand, poured a little into the palm of his hand, brought it to his mouth, and stuck out the tip of his tongue.

"Lin Ming!" Lian Shurong hurriedly stopped him.

Yu Qingfeng was also flattered. Lin Ming wanted to test the medicine for her personally!

"Don't, don't..." Yu Qingfeng stopped her too late.

The light yellow powder had already touched the tip of Lin Ming's tongue, and Lin Ming tasted the taste of the powder in his mouth.

"How good would it be to find a doctor..." Yu Qingfeng still finished what she was thinking, even though it might be too late.

Pei Wuyan directly shook the powder in his hand and said coldly: "Don't worry, Master Lin will be safe and sound."

The maid looked at the reactions of these people and couldn't help laughing, which attracted the attention of six people and stared at them with dissatisfaction.

"He Xiangu has long expected that you will doubt her sincerity. To prove it, she specially left a gift for you. You will believe it after seeing it."

The maid walked to the door with a smile and made a "please" gesture toward the door.

Yu Qingfeng followed her companions out of the room suspiciously, guessing what the so-called gift that could prove that Cao Ruyi sincerely gave up revenge would be.

The maid's footsteps stopped in front of the guest room farthest from He Xiangu's room. She pointed to the door, and then left alone.

Lian Shurong took it for granted that the so-called gift was in the room, so he motioned to the leading guard to open the door.

The guard pushed the door, but he didn't push it open. The door was actually bolted from the inside.

"Who?" A woman's alert and frightened voice came from inside the room.

Yu Qingfeng was shocked. Could it be that the so-called gift that proved sincerity was a living person? She quickly guessed the identity of the other party.

"Dali Temple is handling the case." Lian Shurong replied.

After a while, the door was opened a small crack, and a pair of old eyes came to the crack, warily looking at the people outside.

"You, are you really from Dali Temple?" The woman's voice was sharp, and she sounded like someone not easy to mess with.

Lian Shurong showed his ID card of Dali Temple, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, come with us to the government office. You will recognize the magistrate, right?"

When the woman saw Yu Qingfeng standing behind her, she was about to close the door in fear, "You, you are full of evil energy, don't come near me."

The guard instinctively pressed against the door and pushed it open.

The woman was shocked and turned pale. She stepped back and hid on the bed in the corner of the room. She grabbed the curtain with both hands, as if the curtain could isolate the evil spirit from her and Yu Qingfeng.

When Yu Qingfeng entered the door, she was startled. There were nearly a hundred yellow talismans posted up and down in the room. The yellow talismans on the bed curtain were like tassels, shaking with the woman's trembling hands.

"You know me, which means you were there last night." Yu Qingfeng sat on a chair, facing the bed, chatting with the woman as usual, "How long have you lived here?"

The woman didn't answer.

"Mrs. Qi is so scared. She must have known that she was the target of the reincarnated devil boy's revenge. She must have been desperate, so she placed her hope in the protection of He Xiangu." Pei Wuyan sat next to Yu Qingfeng and spoke unhurriedly.

The woman still didn't speak, but her breathing became heavier, and the faint sound of teeth chattering could be heard.

Yu Qingfeng continued her analysis:

"It seems that what the outside world said is true. Cao Ruyi was bullied in the Qi family because of the jealousy of you, the head wife. So your husband Qi Yuanwai is still at home, but you are like a frightened bird. You have no choice but to seek help from He Xiangu

help and protection.

"In your opinion, He Xiangu is indeed well-deserved. At least you were safe and sound during the days you lived in her place. You must know that you are the murderer of Cao Ruyi and Cao Ruyi's most hated enemy. She and you are

In this world, we will never live together.

"Before, I was wondering, if you were really so jealous of Cao Ruyi, why would you give Cao Ruyi the jade hairpin, a family heirloom that your mother passed down to you, as a family heirloom given to your mother by the late empress.

"Now that I see you here, I finally understand that the hosta was indeed given to Cao Ruyi by you, but the purpose of sending it was to frame you and give you an excuse to punish and abuse Cao Ruyi. Because in the eyes of others, you are absolutely

I would not give such a family heirloom to outsiders.

"Cao Ruyi dared to steal such a precious hosta and run away. After you capture her, even if you beat her to death, outsiders won't be able to say anything."

Crying could be heard from the window curtains, and Meng Yuxin, Qi's first wife and a descendant of a once great virtuous man, confirmed Yu Qingfeng's conjecture with her guilty and frightened weeping.

As she cried, Meng Yuxin began to be out of breath and coughing.

Her movements could be seen through the bed curtain. She took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth.

Yu Qingfeng shook her head helplessly, Meng Yuxin must be coughing up blood.

Sure enough, after coughing, Meng Yuxin looked at the handkerchief in her hand, and then cried even louder.

"Mrs. Qi, have you ever felt that your health is not as good as before since you lived here?" As the future female official of Dali Temple, Yu Qingfeng naturally wanted to tell Meng Yuxin and the audience the truth.

"I...I, He Xiangu...He Xiangu said that she had tried her best. If not, I would have..."

Yu Qingfeng couldn't help laughing, "Mrs. Qi, He Xiangu said that your deteriorating health was due to the revenge of the reincarnated devil boy. If she hadn't used these yellow talismans to protect you, you would have been lost like Cao Dayong and Jia Qin.

Xiao Ming. You actually believe this statement?"

Meng Yuxin stopped crying, suddenly opened the bed curtain, and stared at Yu Qingfeng, "What do you mean?"

When Yu Qingfeng saw the bloody white handkerchief, she had complicated feelings towards Meng Yuxin. On the one hand, she felt very happy, but on the other hand, she felt that she shouldn't be so happy.


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