After Yinxiang begged, Xia Houshu decided to take her out of Shuyu Pavilion before going to Shaiyuezhai for the clues she had provided him. After all, Yinxiang might really be innocent in this case.
Yes, Prime Minister Wang seems to be the real murderer of Yi Wu.
When he learned that Yinxiang's deed of betrayal was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion and that coming to Shuyu Pavilion was just using someone else's name, Xiahou Shu suddenly had an idea.
At the corner of the dimly lit corridor in the utility room, Xia Houshu saw a handyman passing by and deliberately made a noise. The handyman fell into the trap and walked curiously along the place where the sound came from. Xia Houshu took advantage of his absence
Pay attention, suddenly jump out from behind him and knock her out quickly.
Although the handyman looked thin, his body was much heavier than that of the woman. Hearing the sound, Yinxiang quickly came out of the house and carried the handyman in together with Xia Houshu.
Xia Houshu carefully looked at the servant's clothes, pointed to his clothes and said to Yinxiang: "Take off his clothes and put them on."
"This..." Yinxiang looked at the ignorant servant lying on the ground, and then at Xia Houshu, with doubts and embarrassment on her face. Although she had fallen to this point, she was still a girl after all. Let her be an unmarried girl.
No matter how you think about it, it feels a little awkward for a woman to take off a stranger's clothes.
"Hurry up, don't wait." After Xia Houshu finished speaking, he also discovered the embarrassment, but now was definitely not the time to consider the differences between men and women, so he said, "The more you hesitate, the more danger we will be discovered.
.”
Yinxiang was heartbroken after hearing this, and immediately squatted down to take off the clothes on the handyman.
Xia Houshu turned slightly sideways, paying attention to whether the handyman would wake up suddenly, and observing the movements outside.
Yinxiang quickly changed her clothes and wiped some ashes on her face. She did look a bit like a handyman.
Xia Houshu nodded with satisfaction, then found a rope from a pile of debris and tied the hands and feet of the handyman who had been stripped down to his underpants. He also tore off a piece of the coarse cloth Yinxiang had changed into and stuffed it into the
in his mouth.
After doing this, Xia Houshu pulled a piece of cloth to wipe his hands in disgust, and then carefully walked out of the utility room, taking Yinxiang to the back door while avoiding people who were looking for him.
There was so much smoke coming out of the back kitchen that everyone nearby saw it. However, except for the people in the back kitchen and the handymen, the concierges at the front and back doors were not allowed to leave their posts without permission. And at this time, the concierges had more and more responsibilities.
Be careful not to let anyone go who shouldn't be let go. When Father Qiu ran to the back door to tell the two concierges about the situation inside and begged them to help find his daughter, they already had a rough idea, so they were no longer in a hurry.
They couldn't be in a hurry. Faced with Father Qiu's feelings for losing his daughter, they could only express regret, but they couldn't empathize with him.
Xiahou Shu and Yinxiang arrived not far from the back door one after another. Seeing that the searchers had gone elsewhere, Xiahou Shu signaled Yinxiang to go up and communicate with the guards according to his plan.
Although Yinxiang was reluctant to give up, she had lived in a wealthy family and had seen big scenes, and now it was about her life and death, so she couldn't back down. She gritted her teeth and faced it bravely.
Yinxiang lied to the concierge that someone had set fire to the kitchen and injured someone, and she was ordered to call in the doctor.
The concierge saw that Yinxiang's face was a little unfamiliar, but she also looked like she was surviving a disaster, so he asked a few questions as usual.
Yinxiang usually didn't go out, so the concierge had no impression of her, but she had been in the kitchen for a while and could answer a few questions. However, the concierge was still hesitant and refused to let her go for a long time.
When Xia Houshu saw that the concierge was still refusing to let him go, and that the searchers would turn back if he couldn't keep all the people searching, he quickly wiped some cigarette ashes on his face, and ran towards the gate pretending to be panicked.
"Daddy, help!"
Xia Houshu ran and shouted all the way, and a trace of tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes unknowingly.
The concierge's eyes and attention were instantly attracted.
Father Qiu, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, looked over quickly when he heard the sound, as if he was an old father who had found his lost daughter. He was so surprised and happy that he almost shed tears. He bowed to the sky and said excitedly to the concierge: "You two
Master, you see what I said is right. Someone set a fire inside, and everyone helped to catch the person who set the fire. Unexpectedly, my poor daughter could not be found in a short time! What a pity! Fortunately, she is still smart, and she finally managed to find her.
It’s out! Thank God!”
The two concierges had previously warned Father Qiu to take good care of his daughter, but they never expected that their words would come true. They couldn't help but burst out laughing. While bragging about their foresight, they laughed at Father Qiu for being so stupid. If he really left his daughter behind,
, I'm afraid that the person I see in the future will not be like this.
Father Qiu suddenly burst into tears. While flattering the two concierges that they were living bodhisattvas who could save people, and giving very sensible and wise advice, he blamed himself for being so old and foolish. He almost made a big mistake and couldn't follow him when he returned home.
The old woman confessed and swore that even if her old bones fell apart, she would not dare to take her daughter to take risks in such a place again.
The two concierges looked at Father Qiu crying sincerely, and then looked at Xia Houshu who looked frightened and pitiful. They stopped teasing them and asked them to leave quickly.
Father Qiu quickly bowed and thanked him, then hurriedly took out a handful of silver coins from the bag on his chest and stuffed it into the guard's hand. He said with tears of gratitude: "You two gentlemen are so kind and kind that I will never forget them. Xiaoxiao."
It’s not respectful, but I hope you two will accept it!”
The two concierges did not expect that their few words of jokes would not only win Father Qiu a favor, but also give them money. They immediately became happy and personally sent Father Qiu and Xia Houshu out the back door, and also told them to be careful on the way.
Father Qiu thanked him profusely and left with Xia Houshu.
The two concierges divided the money and were in a very happy mood. They were discussing where to find a place to drink and have fun in the evening. Suddenly they remembered the handyman they had just questioned. When they looked again, the sallow and skinny handyman had long disappeared.
The concierge was a little panicked. He looked around, but still saw no one. He didn't know if the handyman had gone out. But they calmed down quickly. Their duty was just to guard the door. What happened inside?
What does it have to do with them? Besides, the servant said he was going to invite a doctor. If he missed the job because of their obstruction, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself? So he didn't take it to heart.
But they never expected that the handyman not only walked out of the back door of Shuyu Pavilion under their noses, but also never came back. When they knew that the person they let go might be the arsonist, the two of them were very worried.
There was a tacit agreement to keep the same message, insisting that they had been guarding the back door and had not seen any suspicious persons go out through the back door. As for whether they went out through the front door among the guests, it is unknown!
Naturally, the concierge at the front door didn't dare to take the risk, but they couldn't produce any evidence, so the matter became an unsolved case.
Xia Houshu had no intention of getting involved in Shuyu Pavilion's affairs. She had only one purpose, which was to obtain reliable information and investigate the cause of Yi Wu's death. As for rescuing Yinxiang from the quagmire later, it was just a matter of convenience.
So she didn't care where Yinxiang went after coming out of Shuyu Pavilion.
Xia Houshu and Father Qiu pushed the wooden cart for a while, and they stopped only after they were sure they were far away from Shuyu Pavilion and no one was following them. Xia Houshu handed the wooden cart back to Father Qiu and patted his hands.
Dust, Fang said: "Dad Qiu, you have worked hard today. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly if you do this for me." After saying that, he took a brocade bag from his waist and handed it to Dad Qiu.
"This is tail gold."
Father Qiu finally let go of his hanging heart. He lifted up his sleeves and wiped the fine sweat that had appeared on his forehead. He took the brocade bag and weighed it, opened it again, took a look, and said hurriedly: "
Girl, you gave me too much. We agreed on five ingots of gold before, but you already gave me two ingots of gold before coming here, why did you give me five ingots of gold?"
Xia Houshu smiled and said: "What you and I agreed upon before was indeed five ingots of gold, but since you have kept your promise, the two extra ingots of gold can be considered my gratitude and compensation to you."
After hearing this, Father Qiu shed tears of gratitude. He felt that his hard work was not in vain. He bowed and cried to the two concierges and lost a lot of money. It was all worth it.
Seeing that Father Qiu was so easily satisfied, Xia Houshu couldn't help but warn him: "After this incident, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to do business with Shuyu Pavilion in the future. I think this money is enough for you to buy a few more."
If we want to buy acres of land or do some other business, it would be better to say that we were frightened, or that the quality of the fruits and vegetables sent to Shuyu Pavilion in the future would be poor, and this business would slowly end."
Father Qiu nodded hurriedly and said: "Young girl is right. This Shuyu Pavilion is indeed a place of right and wrong. There are many requirements for fruits and vegetables. The size and color are all regulated. My old lady advised me to stop it before, but
I thought that the people in charge here were generous and the settlement was unambiguous, so I never gave up. Now that something like this happened, it just stopped my thinking."
Although Father Qiu said it sincerely, Xia Houshu still felt a little regretful. After all, it was not easy for farmers to find a long-term buyer who was generous and never used credit.
However, any choice has its own gains and losses. Without this stable business with Shuyu Pavilion, it would be good for Father Qiu to use the remuneration to do something else. Even if he does nothing, it will be enough for the couple.
It's been a year or two. Thinking about it this way, the guilt in Xia Houshu's heart faded a lot.
After saying goodbye to Father Qiu, Xia Houshu walked aimlessly for a long time. Later, when she saw a small river, she walked straight to the river and picked up the river water to wash the stains on her face. After wiping it carefully, she
He stood up and looked at the big tree not far behind him, sighed helplessly and said, "How long do you want to follow me?"
Behind the big tree, an unkempt woman slowly walked out, it was Yinxiang.
"Why are you following me?" Xia Houshu's face was full of doubts, secretly thinking that he had rescued her from Shuyu Pavilion and escaped from the quagmire where she never saw the light of day, but she still followed him all the way.
What's the plan?
Yinxiang tiptoed and stood five meters away from Xiahou Shu, saying cowardly: "Although the girl rescued me from Shuyu Pavilion, the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion are still looking for me. I...I have nowhere to go now."
"So?" Xia Houshu asked, "Are you just going to follow me all the time?"
Yinxiang was a little nervous, but she still said sincerely and humbly: "Since the girl is willing to rescue me, I know that she is not from the Prime Minister's Mansion. As for the girl's identity and what her plan is to trace the cause of Mrs. Yi's death, I
I don’t dare to speculate. It’s just that I have served Mrs. Yi after all. If the girl is willing to keep me, I will think of her with all my heart and tell her everything I know.”
Xia Houshu smiled nonchalantly and said, "You mean what you just told me is not the whole truth? Are you hiding something from me?"
Yinxiang became even more nervous when she heard this, and quickly explained: "Girl, you misunderstood. Everything I just said to girl is the truth, and I would never hide it. It's just that I was too panicked just now, for fear that something important would be missed. Girl.
If you don't mind, I can slowly recall it and tell it to the girl."
Recall slowly? Wouldn’t it take a long time?
Xia Houshu didn't like this deal, and she had a special status. Yinxiang was now being hunted by the Prime Minister's Mansion. If he kept her by his side, it would only bring trouble to herself. So she refused straightforwardly.
Said: "I don't want to know anything else, you'd better go."
Yinxiang suddenly turned pale, suddenly fell to her knees, and said sadly: "Girl, if you don't leave me, I will have no way to live!"
She said it as if it was a sin for her not to be kind. Xia Houshu wanted to laugh a little. She hated others threatening her with life and death, so she said coldly: "If you want to die, what do you have to do with me?"
Yinxiang was stunned for a moment, looking at Xia Houshu's face as cold as ice, completely despairing, she slowly stood up and walked towards the river step by step.
Xia Houshu wanted to walk away, her eyes were dirty and her heart was not bothered, but when she saw the river water reaching Yinxiang's waist, she finally softened her heart and said, "I can help you one more time, but after that you
Then you must not mention it to anyone again, and even if you see me again in the future, you must pretend that you don’t know me.”
Yinxiang paused for a long time before turning around and asking: "Is the girl serious?"
Xia Houshu shrugged and said nonchalantly: "If you don't believe it, just keep walking to the middle of the river." This chapter has been completed!