The cicadas chirped irritably, and their cries shook the sky.
Duan Jin's family has been restless these days. First, his neighbor's piano master suddenly fell ill and passed away in the middle of the night.
She was busy helping with the funeral arrangements. In such a hot weather, the body could not be put away, and she had to spend money to buy some ice cubes and spices.
Fortunately, the mourners and bridesmaids who sang the mourning songs were all Huqin master's neighbors, so there was no need to spend money to invite them. The neighbors gathered around the mourning hall, ate some late-night herbal tea, and stayed with the family members for the first seven days.
However, when she came back from relieving herself, she suddenly saw a dark shadow on the eaves. When she wanted to take a closer look, she heard shouting in the backyard.
"There's a thief——" screamed in the front yard: "There's a ghost——"
At night, a male ghost came to Hu's house to steal things, and a female ghost quietly came to Hu Qinshi's grave and asked to open the coffin.
Scared her out of her wits.
Amidst the noise and torches, officials were being invited from the government office to catch thieves. Duan Jin was the most familiar on the street. After asking a few questions, he returned to his home. He had just turned on the lamp and was so frightened that he looked up.
There was a gray ghost accompanying me like a shadow, appearing outside the window of my boudoir.
"It's me." Cao Xiwan pushed Madam Duan's window.
She recognized who it was, and quickly opened the window after recovering from the shock. The crescent moon was slightly cloudy, and Cao Xiwan took off his hijab, with a smile on his face.
"Qing Niangzi? Huh?"
The first person to jump in from the window was a handsome man, who also took off his black scarf.
The moon is at the middle of the sky and the sky is slightly cool.
She also recognized him as Mr. Liu, a guest of the Marquis of Nankang Mansion.
"You guys are here together? One is pretending to be a thief, and the other is pretending to be a ghost?" She looked at the two of them, both of whom were wearing the black clothes and scarves of thieves.
"It's not me." She categorically denied, pointing to Liu Ruhai, "It's all him."
"..." Liu Ruhai laughed. He came to see Master Hu's body in the middle of the night and bumped into Cao Xiwan's coffin. He almost thought he had hit a ghost.
They both covered each other's faces, but she pounced on her in the ecstasy style. It would be strange if he couldn't recognize her.
"Green Lady."
"Um?"
"it's me."
Cao Xiwan's reaction was sharp. Xiao Qiao and Shuangtian were both defeated at the first sight. The Eighteen Ecstasy moves she secretly learned were invincible. This person was definitely not Su Jintian. She was shocked: "Eunuch Liu?"
"...I'm not the father-in-law." Liu Ruhai cursed secretly and forced a smile.
She suspected that he was a royal eunuch, and she had no intention of concealing this suspicion. She just wanted to see his reaction?
Cao Xiwan innocently said that even being an eunuch is nothing, just admit it boldly! Although she always scolds eunuchs at home, she is the most annoying, but she is still respectful in front of the bosses. After all, you can't offend the emperor when walking in front of him.
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It was not like Liu Ruhai had never seen how she coerced Wu Laodang and Huang Laodang. Knowing that she was cunning and cunning, he agreed with her a few words. The two hid aside and discussed again. They both had questions about the death of Eunuch Niu. They immediately hit it off.
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Cao Xiwan felt that Eunuch Niu was betrayed by Master Hu.
Master Hu Qin is an informant who was bribed by a spy.
"Can I ask Mrs. Duan?" Liu Ruhai gave an idea.
"Master Hu Qin, do you usually play Ruan Qin?" she asked, picking up a round fan to fan herself.
In the boudoir, Duan Jin poured tea and responded quickly: "Yes, his skill in making pianos is famous in the capital."
"Eunuchs too?"
"Yes." It was Liu Ruhai who answered. He stood in the corner, facing the window and looking out to see if anyone was there. The night breeze was cool and blowing slowly on his face. It turned out that he had been in and out of his old stall's house in the past few days, and he found out that the palace
Several of the old musicians in the mansion recognize the Qingliangfang huqin master, and the Ruan qin they use is made by the huqin master.
The sudden news of his death made Liu Ruhai even more suspicious.
"This is his account book." Liu Ruhai sat down and took out the account book from his sleeve. He sneaked into Master Hu's room and stole the accounts of the past two years. Cao Xiwan went over to look through it. It turned out that last December
Yue, there is Niu Lu's name on it. It was only a few days before he was killed.
Mrs. Duan was also surprised.
Cao Xiwan pondered, this means that Niu Lu returned to the capital from Xi'an and did not return directly to the palace.
He first came to Hu's house and ordered a piano for Xiuyun as a birthday gift.
"Master Hu Qin was an informant. He found out that Eunuch Niu suddenly returned to the capital, so he reported it. Eunuch Niu was killed in the passageway between the palace walls."
The lights at Hu's house next door were still bright, and the Yamen officer asked about the thief. Since he didn't lose much property, he also ate the funeral meal, burned incense sticks, and left.
Duan Jin took Cao Xiwan back to Hu's house. Liu Ruhai was familiar with the road and arrived in front of a piano room in the backyard, where he just wanted to steal something. He pushed the door, but it was locked.
After a while, Cao Xiwan and Duan Jin came over. Duan Jin got the key and opened the door.
"There are all unfinished pianos here."
"...This one seems different."
Holding the lamp in hand, Liu Ruhai pointed to a lonely piano box under the corner of the table. It was obviously unusual. Cao Xiwan dragged it out without politeness and opened it. Cao Xiwan saw that inside the box was an unfinished Ruan Qin.
Cao Xiwan recognized at a glance that it should be given to Lu Xiuyun.
"Xiuyun likes the colorful colors on the piano surface. It's so earthy."
Liu Ruhai didn't know Lu Xiuyun's preferences, but he turned over the piano case and pointed it out to Cao Xiwan. Sure enough, there was a line of inscriptions engraved on the back, congratulating Fangchen for the Lu family.
A piece of Jin Lithuo Zhezi, looking at Liu Ruhai and Cao Xiwan, I wonder what the relationship is between these two people? Are they too familiar?
Qing Niangzi is a fan, Mr. Liu heard that she is a guest in the Zhou Palace or Zhao Wangfu? Has Qing Niangzi taken refuge in Zhao Wangfu? During Jin's wandering thoughts, Cao Xiwan suddenly said: "One thing is missing."
Ruan Qin's hand took a golden glance at it and blurted out: "Qin plectrum."
"That's right." Cao Xiwan touched the piano and suddenly lowered his head and took out a small piano plectrum from his arms. The plectrum had been colored and looked colorful under the light. Liu Ruhai was startled. Duan Jin had already whispered.
Hu: "It's a set."
"Yeah. It should be." Cao Xiwan used a colorful plectrum to pluck the strings and make a clear sound.
She stole this from Nazhi's room. It was also in colorful colors. It looked strange to her at the time and felt a bit familiar. Now that she thought about it, it was actually Lu Xiuyun's preference?
"Sure enough, Miss Qing knows Miss Lu's preferences best. I've heard that you two are the best friends. She has entered the palace, and you still miss her so much."
Cao Xiwan smiled and said modestly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Liu Ruhai laughed beside him. Duan Jin is a real good dancer and can deal with anyone. Cao Xiwan hesitated and said: "We are so good. I will pay you the money you owe me tomorrow."
When Duan Jin saw that he couldn't succeed, he made a sad face.
"...What money." Liu Ruhai couldn't hold it back. Cao Xiwan turned around and looked at him: "Do you want to go to Lehu's house for a drink? I know many good-looking ladies."
Liu Ruhai stared straight at her. Duan Jin noticed his displeasure, which was a little funny and a little frightening. He couldn't figure out the relationship between this man and a woman. Cao Xiwan looked at him with an unchanging expression, and Liu Ruhai's eyes flashed slightly.
He suddenly laughed and asked: "Is it the money from selling Mr. Su or the money from selling Mr. Qin? You didn't divide it well?"
"...If you don't want to go, forget it." She immediately ignored him.
"Forget it Su Jintian. Qin Meng?" Liu Ruhai couldn't help but say a few more words. How dare she lie to Qin Meng? He recently heard that Qin Meng went to the houses of some Lehu ladies to have wine. Isn't it strange?
She was furious: "I am promoting him. A person from the City Patrol Department cannot deal with people in Lehu Courtyard. How can he be promoted in the future?"
Liu Ruhai was slightly startled, as if he heard the implication. Will the city patrol department fall into Qin Meng's hands in the future? What about Qing Luo and Biying?
Liu Ruhai felt that Cao Xiwan had too many things to worry about. He came over and searched carefully in the box with his own hands, and concluded that the unfinished piano did not come with a plectrum: "Where did that plectrum in your hand come from?
I'm afraid it's in this box."
Duan Jin interrupted and replied: "It must be that when making Ruan Qin, the color is done on the plectrum. The owner of the Qin takes a fancy, and then the color of the Qin body is completely fixed before it is finished."
Cao Xiwan thought that Eunuch Niu took the plectrum from Hu Qinshi's house, then went into the palace to show it to Xiuyun, and met Nanzhi on the way.
But, why did Nanzhi pick up this plectrum?
When Liu Ruhai heard her tell the story of the cause and effect, he was not surprised that she was a musician from Nankang Hou's mansion. He muttered: "Some masters like to leave personal belongings of the deceased as a souvenir after killing someone."
"...This is evidence. It's easy to be caught by the Yamen." Cao Xiwan blurted out, but she thought in her heart that there are indeed such murderers, and they are often arrogant old devils.
Liu Ruhai smiled and said: "Not only the devil, but as long as this expert is bold and thinks that it is impossible to be discovered, let alone caught. Maybe this kind of master must conceal his identity and cannot show off his martial arts talents.
That’s why I deliberately left evidence to avoid obscurity.”
Cao Xiwan clapped her hands: "Yes, I just want to collect it and show it off secretly."
"This is also a disease." Liu Ruhai smiled.
Duan Jin was inexplicably impressed: "Sir is really a miracle doctor."
Cao Xiwan subconsciously wanted to make a sarcastic comment, but could he hold it back? He thought, hiding his identity in obscurity?
Nanzhi?
But among musicians, Nanzhi is considered a very eye-catching type of woman with both sex and art.