Summary of the previous chapter: Liang Chao, a government official, visited Ma's house. He wanted to tell Mrs. Ma the sad news of Ma Xiaoquan's death, but when he entered Ma's house, he was surprised to find "Ma Xiaoquan" whose hair had been cut short...
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"Ma Xiaoquan, please be honest and go in."
"I...I'm not..."
"What are you not? You bad guy, even if you touch Xiao Cuihua, who is Liu Yijing's concubine, you are so courageous... Who is Liu Yijing? From the Donglin Party.
.....Grand Master of the Cabinet, do you want to die?"
"No...I really..."
"What is it really? Come in quickly, I have to give grandma some errands."
"Hey," the man walked into the small dark room dejectedly. He only heard the door banging, followed by the sound of a lock and a padlock chain.
The man shrugged and looked around the "little dark room".
Although it is said to be a small dark room, it is not dark at all, and the space is very large. According to modern standards, it is almost 100 square meters.
In such a large room, there was only a bed, a table and a chair. There was a screen in the corner, and behind the screen was a toilet with a lid.
"I am the second one." The man was completely speechless.
"Hey Ma Xiaoquan, just Ma Xiaoquan. Anyway, my name is Ma Xiaoquan, but I don't know if this Ma family is my ancestor..." The man lay on the bed and closed his eyes gently, instead of thinking wildly.
It's better to have a good sleep first and then talk.
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In his sleep, the man dreamed of a beautiful woman with a graceful figure and a gentle voice. The two people in the dream were holding hands and playing in the creek...
"Oh, beauty, don't run, don't run." The man was dreaming sweetly and grabbing at the air with his hands. Suddenly, the man's hand touched a very soft place.
In a daze, the man subconsciously pinched the soft spot, and then, a crisp slap woke the man up.
"Uh." The man opened his eyes and felt that the right half of his face was burning. He looked carefully and saw a beautiful woman standing in front of him.
The woman covered her chest with her hands and looked at herself fiercely with a pair of big eyes.
"I...what's wrong with me?"
The woman gritted her teeth and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, you are such a gangster, shameless..."
"Me? Why am I so shameless? What happened?"
The woman was so angry that she stamped her foot several times and pointed at the man with a red face: "Ma Xiaoquan, wait, I'll tell grandma."
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The woman left the small dark room angrily and locked the door tightly when she went out.
The man shook his head helplessly. He really didn't know what happened just now.
"Hey, it seems that this family really regards me as their Ma Xiaoquan...Okay, then I, Ma Xiaoquan, will be the Ma Xiaoquan of this family for the time being."
The man stood up, stretched, walked to the window, and pushed the window gently.
The window was closed tightly and seemed to be nailed from the outside. However, the window was not covered with glass. Of course, there should be no glass in this era.
There were several "squeaks" and the sound of chains outside the door, and then, there was a "squeak" and the door opened.
Standing at the door were an old man and a young man. Needless to say, the young one was the woman just now, and the old one, needless to say, was the old lady of the Ma family.
The old lady slammed the cane into the ground and scolded: "Little bastard, come here..."
The man silently recited his name in his heart, recited his current "fake identity" again, nodded and said: "Oh"
Walking up to the old man and young man, the man exhaled and silently said in his heart, "I am Ma Xiaoquan of this Ma family", and then said: "Grandma"
"Humph, you still know how to call me grandma. When did you consider me, this old woman, to be your grandma?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, walked up to her grandma and said, "Oh grandma, how can you be so outspoken? No matter what, you are my grandma and I am your grandson... Hehe...
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Next to the old woman, the woman glared at Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Grandma, did you see that? I said he was just pretending, right?"
"Well," the old woman narrowed her eyes slightly, paused and said, "Quan'er, you are not young anymore. Your eldest brother left early, and the second brother and the third brother are in Ningyuan with your father...I
You are the only man in the Ma family in Beijing... you can't..."
Ma Xiaoquan interrupted: "Grandma, I really didn't do anything today?"
"Well, you really didn't go to Yue Lai Inn?"
"Oh grandma, where can I go to Yuelai Inn?"
"Then what did you do when you asked Tudan to take you out through the side door so early in the morning?"
Ma Xiaoquan's heart tightened, and he thought: Damn it, the original Ma Xiaoquan in this family is some kind of little green flower, but I am the one who actually traveled through time.
"Grandma, I was so depressed at home that I went out for a walk..."
"You really didn't go to Yuelai Inn?"
Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest: "I really didn't go."
"Well, okay, I understand." The old woman nodded, turned and left.
Ma Xiaoquan hugged the old woman's arm: "Grandma, didn't I do nothing today? I'm grounded..."
The old woman rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan: "Don't even think about it, just give me three days in the house... By the way, Qinghan, bring some books to Quan'er..."
The woman nodded, glared at Ma Xiaoquan with disgust, and said respectfully: "Yes."
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"Crash...crack", the door was locked again, and Ma Xiaoquan was locked back again.
In the main hall of the Ma family, Mrs. Ma was thoughtfully thinking about what happened today. At this moment, the housekeeper Ma Tong came over.
"Madam," Ma Tong said with a slight bow.
Madam Ma hummed and asked, "Ma Tong, how is the investigation going?"
Ma Tongdao: "Replying to Madam, I have checked and found that a murder did occur at Yuelai Inn today. Two people died, a boy and a girl. The girl was indeed Xiao Cuihua, who was Liu Yijing's new wife.
Concubine, and the man... looks almost exactly like the young master."
Mrs. Ma frowned: "Have you seen it on me?"
"Reply Madam, I've read it."
"How's it going?"
"Madam, there is a knife mark on the young master's back vest, and there is also a knife mark on the man's back vest...It looks exactly like the young master's"
"What?" Mrs. Ma stood up and said excitedly, "Ma Tong, can you see clearly?"
Ma Tong nodded: "Madam, please forgive me for talking too much. The one who died...may be the young master."
As soon as the old lady heard this, her body went limp and she slumped down on the chair. It took a while to regain her composure.
"So it seems that the one locked in the room... is probably fake?"
Ma Tong nodded.
"Well" Mrs. Ma closed her eyes gently, feeling sad for a while. If the man who died was indeed her grandson, then who is this almost identical man at home now?
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"Ma Tong, who else knows about this?"
Ma Tongdao: "Liang Chao, but Liang Chao is not sure now. After all, the only people who know about the scar on the young master's vest are members of my Ma family."
"Oh" Mrs. Ma nodded, "Okay, I understand, Ma Tong, you go ask Liang Chao for the male corpse. I want to see it myself. By the way, as for this fake...
....Don't alert the enemy first..."
Ma Tong nodded and said, "Madam, if this person is a fake, what is his purpose?"
Mrs. Ma shook her head: "My Ma family doesn't have any treasures worth remembering. If you want money, there are people richer than my Ma family..."
Ma Tong thought for a while and said: "Madam, if this person's purpose is..." Ma Tong did not continue speaking, but Mrs. Ma already understood what he meant.
"Ma Tong, are you talking about the secret books of the Baiyi Clan that belong to my Ma family?"
Ma Tong nodded: "Madam, the Secret Records of the Baiyi Clan are the only and most important thing in my Ma family. Madam has given this secret record to the old slave for safekeeping for many years. The old slave thinks that if this person hits my Ma family,
The idea must be to keep secret records."
Mrs. Ma thought for a while, nodded and said: "It is very possible that the old man asked me to hand over the secret records to you for safekeeping before he died, just because he was afraid that our mortal enemy would miss this thing in my hands...
Ma Tong, you have worked hard these years..."
Ma Tong shook his head and said: "Madam, Ma Tong has no father or mother since he was a child. He originally wanted to enter the palace, but after cutting off the baby, he was kicked out. Everyone looks down on me. It was the master and his wife who took Ma Tong in and returned him.
Give Ma Tong the surname Ma and treat Ma Tong as a member of the family. Ma Tong has no wish in this life, he just hopes that my Ma family will prosper..."
Mrs. Ma sighed and asked: "Ma Tong, thank you for your hard work, but if someone has an idea for my Ma family's Secret Record of the Baiyi Clan, who do you think it would be?"
Ma Tong thought for a moment and said, "Madam, could it be Lu Zhan?"
"Lu Zhan?" Mrs. Ma frowned and snorted coldly, "Lu Zhan, this beast, caused my husband's life. I, Ma Yang, will have to settle this debt with him one day. Well, you said it."
It's not unreasonable. It's not just a day or two since the Lu family beat me about the Ma family's secret records of the Baiyi clan... Ma Tong, you know martial arts, please help me keep an eye on this fake guy.