It's not like Bai Yue has never read the story of doting on a concubine and destroying her wife, but in the end the heroine's halo will defeat everything. When she encountered something happening around her, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Jian Yu had probably been in and out of Dali Temple in the past few years. He had seen many such things, but he didn't have any emotion. He just said: "I hope this matter of the Mi family will be settled soon, otherwise it will not be good if you are always involved in it."
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Bai Yue also felt bad, but she really didn't understand Jian Yu's meaning correctly. Of course, it didn't matter. To her, Mi Ziyang was just a little brother next door. He just went to college at the age of eighteen, or
A child.
In the past few days, Liang Meng has been leading people one by one to check for the final clues, Xie Jiang.
Xie Jiang, who was still alive, screened it and found nothing out of the ordinary. He also got back the death list of those whose accounts had been canceled in the past ten years from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"This..." Liang Meng said: "Master, there is something wrong with this person."
Liang Meng handed over a piece of information: "Xie Jiang, whose father came from Qingzhou, was a down-and-out scholar. He died of illness four years ago. He had a son named Xie Pingsheng, who also failed to get into the imperial examination. He lived in Liucheng
I set up a stall by the lake and make a living by writing and painting for people."
Jian Yu and Bai Yue gathered together to take a look: "What's wrong?"
"There is nothing wrong with this person, but something has been strange around his house recently." Liang Meng said, "We went to see all the people named Xie Jiang on this list, including Xie Jiang who had his account closed and died in the past ten years.
Folks in the surrounding area, have you seen anything unusual lately? This, just Xie Pingsheng, there really is."
Both of them became interested: "Let's talk and listen."
"Two nights in a row." Liang Meng lowered his voice and said grimly: "Last night and the night before yesterday, the neighbors heard strange noises."
"What kind of strange noise?"
"It's hard to say, and that person can't explain it clearly." Liang Meng said: "But according to him, he has had a stomachache these days and always runs to the hut at night. Their two yards are adjacent, so he can hear clearly anything going on. He always
I thought I heard something, and I don’t know if some animal broke in..."
This Xie has never lived in the center of the city. The houses in the city center are expensive, and they are all lived by families like Jian Yu and Mi Zihan. He lives in a place on the outskirts of the city, where there are no big beasts, but small beasts are inevitable.
Liang Meng said: "This season, every household hangs some salted fish, bacon, sausages and the like. He was worried that wild cats would eat it, so he told Xie Pingsheng the next day."
Bai Yue paused inexplicably, then turned to Peggy and said, "Ask if there are any salted fish, bacon, sausages or the like in the kitchen. Let's get some for lunch."
Peggy responded and ran away quickly.
Jian Yu concluded: "You have a very skillful love for eating. You must have done well when you were at home."
You can't lose anything at a loss. Bai Yue smiled sweetly: "Continue talking."
Liang Meng continued: "Xie Pingsheng went back to check and said there was nothing unusual. But the next day, the neighbor heard the sound again, a very soft sound. Later, he didn't see anything unusual, but when we questioned him, he told us
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There were strange noises two nights in a row, which was indeed a bit strange. Although there was nothing major, the name was so coincidental that it made people think more about it.
Jian Yu nodded: "Let's go over and have a look after lunch."
Liang Meng nodded repeatedly, as if he remembered something again: "By the way, Xie Pingsheng will definitely not be at home in the afternoon. As long as it is not windy or raining, he will set up a stall outside."
Jian Yu turned around and looked at Bai Yue: "Then let's go to Liucheng Lake first. The weather is nice today. We've been busy these days, so I'll take you to relax."
Bai Yue didn't want to thank Jian Yu for his kindness. Others were combining work and rest, teaching with fun. As for her, she was either working overtime or on the way to work overtime.
The scenery by the Liucheng Lake is pretty good, with green willows lining the lake and the lake water being clear and translucent. The weather is good today. Many people are strolling on the streets, and there are many stalls lined up along the lake.
Bai Yue and Jian Yu walked side by side, followed by Liang Meng to pay. The two of them walked and watched until Liang Meng whispered a reminder from behind.
Not far ahead, there was indeed a letter-writing booth. Behind the booth sat a thin young man, tall and fair-skinned, not bad looking. He was dressed like a scholar and looked as elegant as tomorrow.
Just like a scholar going to take an exam.
Bai Yue whispered: "You can't make much money writing letters, right? You're so young, why don't you find another way to make a living?"
Most of the nearby stalls selling flowers, trinkets, and food were full of people, but there was no one at Xie Pingsheng's stall.
"It's not like he doesn't have other livelihoods at all." Liang Meng said: "He does a little bit of all kinds of messy things, writing letters and drawings, telling fortunes, reading palms, going up the mountain to collect herbs, and sometimes going out to pour some knickknacks...
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Although he looks like a polite scholar, he actually works like a market vendor. One person has enough food for the whole family, and he lives a life of being drunk now and drunk the next.
The two walked to the stall. Xie Pingsheng looked at it and said with a smile: "Two guests, do you want to write a letter?"
"I won't write a letter." Jian Yu said simply and rudely, taking out a piece of silver and putting it on the table.
Xie Pingsheng's eyes lit up: "Why is the guest officer so generous?"
Jian Yu went straight to the point: "Where was the man in black last night?"
Xie Pingsheng was obviously stunned, and then said: "Ah, what did you say?"
"Stop pretending." Jian Yu said, "Since I'm asking you, of course I know everything. Someone went to your house last night. What happened next?"
Bai Yue gave Jian Yu a thumbs up in his heart. This was a good move. It was a trick to catch someone off guard. If Xie Pingsheng had something on his mind, it would most likely be blown up.
But Xie Pingsheng looked confused: "Ah, young master, I don't understand what you are talking about."
It seemed that Xie Pingsheng really didn't know. Jian Yu reacted quickly and said immediately, "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Aren't you Deng Xianhe? Someone has reported you."
It was obvious that Xie Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, you have recognized the wrong person." Xie Pingsheng said: "My surname is Xie. I have been setting up a stall by Liucheng Lake to write letters to people. The vendors around here can all testify for me."
Jian Yu glanced at Liang Meng. As expected, Liang Meng went to ask several companies and nodded to Jian Yu when he came back: "Young Master, we made a mistake. He is indeed not the person we are looking for."
Jian Yu looked a little depressed, but he quickly stood up and said, "Since I'm bothering you like this, you can keep the money."
"No, no, no..." Xie Pingsheng declined quickly, but before he could finish his words, Jian Yu had already left.
"How is the young master? Isn't he really this person?" Liang Meng quickly followed.
"I don't know." Jian Yu said, "But since he is here, let's go to his house and have a look. If a killer really went to his house at night, he would definitely leave clues."