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Chapter 149 The Secret

"If I remember correctly, from last month to this month, there was only one rain in the afternoon." Xu Chunjun said.

"What day was that?" Jiang Nuan couldn't remember.

"It was the day Xu Chunsu tricked the two of us into boarding the boat, and it was also the day she committed suicide." Cen Yunchu immediately met Jing'er when he thought about it.

"That's right, it was that day." Xu Chunjun nodded, "The rain that day started in the afternoon, and then stopped for more than an hour, and it started to rain again after it got dark."

"So what? This Meng Qiao often goes outside, so it's not surprising that she comes back late." Jiang Nuan still couldn't figure out what was suspicious.

"That's right, it's not strange to go out, and it's not strange to come back late, but why did she get caught in the rain?" Xu Chunjun asked with a smile, "In this season, no matter who of us goes out, the carriage will be equipped with rain gear, and there will be people following. How could it be possible for Miss to get caught in the rain? Even if she didn't take her own car, but came back in another car or a hired carriage, she could still go to the door and send her servants to bring rain gear to pick her up."

"Oh, I understand a little bit. You mean that there must have been a period of time when Meng Qiao had no one to protect her from the rain, and she didn't have rain gear." Jiang Nuan said while thinking, "And it probably wasn't when she entered the house. It's outside."

"That's why Meng Qiao must have been out alone that day. Otherwise, if someone followed her, even if she didn't bring an rain gear, she would be asked to stay in a place where she could shelter from the rain. The servants should go find rain gear or chariots. It makes sense." Xu Chunjun said, "And when his mother-in-law said those words, Meng Qiao interrupted her in a hurry, and sent the mother-in-law out on purpose so that she would not continue talking."

"But even so, it can only mean that she went out alone that day and came back after dark, so what does it have to do with Xu Chunsu's death?" Jiang Nuan asked.

"According to the above situation, we can only deduce these things." Xu Chunjun said, "That's why I probed further."

"How did you test her?" Cen Yunchu asked.

"I removed the comb on my head on purpose, in order to draw out the words of the fourth sister, and see how Meng Qiao would react after hearing her name. Unexpectedly, there was a surprise." Xu Chunjun smiled, She was only going to visit Meng Qiao, but she didn't expect to find such an amazing thing.

"The tortoiseshell comb was broken, so Meng Qiao asked the maid to take out her jewelry box and let me choose one to wear for now. There is no valuable jewelry in her jewelry box, except for a white jade hairpin.

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about this hairpin, but it was made by someone from Fengming Mountain, at least it is worth one or two thousand silver.

I looked carefully, that thing is by no means a fake.Given the Meng family's family background and Meng Qiao's status in the family, it is absolutely impossible to have such a thing. "

If it was Cen Yunchu, it would not be surprising that she had ten such hairpins.But given Meng Qiao's family background, it was as if a piece of abalone wings was suddenly added to the dining table of an ordinary farmer's family.

"What's even more coincidental is that when we were sorting out the belongings of the fourth sister, we saw a pair of white jade earrings in her makeup box, which happened to match this jade hairpin. Given the current situation of our family, we naturally couldn't afford to wear them. "Xu Chunjun said.

"It's really interesting to say that. Meng Qiao and Xu Chunsu seem to be incompatible at first, how could they have a set of expensive jewelry together?" Cen Yunchu couldn't help laughing, "It can be seen that the relationship between the two is very good. Shallow!"

"Although the Cui family doesn't admit it, we both know in our hearts that what happened on the boat that day was instigated by the Cui family.

My fourth sister first pretended that she had an affair with Cui Mingzhu, but that was actually their cover-up.At that time, Cui Mingzhu must have taken the initiative to hook up with her, and the means of winning over her were nothing more than heart-to-heart and temptation.

I guess Cui Mingzhu used both methods, because the fourth sister already hated me, if she could get rid of me and benefit at the same time, why didn't she do it? "

"The two of them hit it off immediately, so the next thing happened." Cen Yunchu sneered.

"But what did Meng Qiao do here? I still don't understand." Jiang Nuan was a little anxious, and she couldn't wait for Xu Chunjun to explain this matter thoroughly.

"I turned around and told Meng Qiao that Fourth Sister had mentioned her earlier, and Meng Qiao's reaction was even more interesting." Xu Chunjun said after taking a sip of tea.

"I was there at the time, and her reaction was very calm, there was nothing wrong with it." Jiang Nuan recalled carefully, because the time interval was short, the situation at that time was still vivid in his memory.

She could still recall Meng Qiao holding the medicine bowl without even shaking her hand.

"It's because she's too calm, that's why she's abnormal." Xu Chunjun smiled, "For example, if it were you, how would you react when I told you those words?"

"Me?" Jiang Nuan pointed at her nose and said, "I would find it strange, I don't have much contact with each other on weekdays, so what do you ask me for?"

"Yes, this is a normal reaction." Cen Yunchu said, "A person who died inexplicably mentioned you who was not familiar with him before he died. Anyone would be puzzled? It’s bound to be a little uncomfortable.”

"But Meng Qiao didn't do it at all. She didn't ask my fourth sister why she mentioned it, nor was she surprised or rejected at all." Xu Chunjun said, "Just said that I was sorry, and then stopped the conversation."

"Sister Xu, do you mean that Meng Qiao is also involved in this matter? It's not that she and your fourth daughter are not familiar with each other on the surface, but they are partners in the plot together?" Jiang Nuan suddenly realized.

"You're not stupid enough yet." Cen Yunchu couldn't help teasing her.

"Actually, I realized that the fourth sister was wrong, because she was too abnormal. But I grew up with her, and I know her character and temperament best.

Although I can see that she is acting, but this time her acting is different from the past, it is obviously much better.Especially what she said was definitely not something she could pretend, and there must be someone behind her who taught her by hand. "

"Although Cui Mingzhu is hateful, she is not good at making tricks." Cen Yunchu and Cui Mingzhu had been at odds for a long time, and he knew her character and temperament well.

"Yes, so I guess Meng Qiao must be her military advisor." Xu Chunjun said, "She advises Cui Mingzhu, and Cui Mingzhu naturally benefits her. It is likely that she opened the makeup box and asked her to choose a piece of jewelry she likes. Meng Qiao must have chosen this unobtrusive but extremely precious jade hairpin, if it is the kind of jewelry that looks particularly attractive at first glance, I'm afraid she won't be able to keep it by herself."

Xu Chunjun has seen the situation in Meng's house. Meng Qiao's bedroom can be called shabby.

It can be seen that the principals in her family must be very tight-lipped, so Meng Qiao did the opposite, picked out unremarkable jewelry, and put it openly in her jewelry box, so as not to arouse suspicion.

After all, not everyone is as sharp-eyed as Xu Chunjun.

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