Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 17 Accomplices
Xinyou's words made Xiaolian confused: "Girl, you said her next target is someone else? Who is she going to kill?"

Xin You walked to the window, looked at the fiery sunset in the sky, and said softly: "Kill the person who did something to Miss Kou."

According to the murderer's prediction, Kou Qingqing will definitely die if she falls off the cliff, so there is no need to do anything else, it is enough to dilute the traces of the existence of this cousin girl who lives in Shaoqing's mansion with time.

In fact, the murderer succeeded, and Kou Qingqing was indeed dead.It's a pity that the other party didn't expect that there would be a person with a similar appearance to Kou Qingqing who would be mistaken for him.

Cousin's "amnesia" made the murderer anxious to strike again, and knowing that she wanted to restore her memory after failing to succeed one after another, coupled with the rumors caused by Xiaolian's crying in public, it would not be a wise choice for the murderer to attack Cousin again.

If the person who pushed Kou Qingqing fell off the cliff that day was silenced, even if the cousin recovered her memory and remembered who pushed her, she could still commit suicide in fear of crime, so as to avoid revealing the identity of the real culprit.

What Xinyou is not sure now is who did it.

The gentle and low-key big girl Duan Yunwan?
The second girl, Duan Yunhua, who is mother and daughter together?
Or the flashy third girl Duan Yunling?

"Miss, do you mean that the person who pushed our girl that day was among the three girls?"

Seeing Xin You nodding, Xiao Lian gritted her teeth and said, "It must be the second girl! Ever since she heard about the old lady's kissing, she has always run on our girl, and she doesn't want her to become her sister-in-law."

"The possibility of the second girl is actually not very high." Xin You walked to the dressing table and sat down, slowly took off the hairpin, "Let's have a look again."

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was fine again. Xin You didn't have to go to say hello to the old lady, and slept until the sun was bright before getting up slowly.

Breakfast is brought from the big kitchen, steamed buns, green onion rolls, millet porridge and a few dishes of refreshing pickles.

She had just rinsed her mouth after eating, when the little maid Hanxue reported that the three girls had come.

"please come in."

The rings jingled, and three girls walked in in a blink of an eye.It was still the second girl Duan Yunhua who took the lead, and the eldest girl Duan Yunwan and the third girl Duan Yunling were slightly behind and did not stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Xin You saw it, thoughtful.

She grew up in a simple environment, and she didn't think about it before, but now it seems that in this Shaoqing's mansion, the concubine and concubine are quite distinct.

"Cousin Qing, I heard that something happened to you again." When Duan Yunhua said this, it didn't make people feel concerned, but a bit of ridicule.

Xin You looked at her, bent her lips and smiled: "It's all my sister's fault, accidents happen all the time, please trouble Cousin Hua to visit me again and again."

Duan Yunhua was a little bit weird when he heard these words, but looking at those clear and calm black eyes, he became suspicious again.

A person like Kou Qingqing who can only shed tears should not have the guts.

"Cousin Qing, you should cultivate with peace of mind and stay away from going out in the near future." Duan Yunling looked at Xin You fixedly, with a rather serious tone.

Xinyou smiled: "Thank you cousin Ling for reminding me, I see."

"Cousin Qing looks pretty good, didn't you get hurt yesterday?" Duan Yunwan looked at Xinyou and asked.

"No."

"That's good, we can rest assured that my cousin is fine." Duan Yunwan smiled, "I heard that my cousin came back late yesterday and went to Qianying Mountain."

Xin You raised her eyebrows slightly, and was about to say something, but stopped.

In front of her eyes was a terrifying scene: the young girl was staring at the fish in the pool in a trance, and stretched out her hands behind her, pushing her down violently.The water in the pool was not deep, and the girl struggled to get her head out, but those hands pressed her head firmly into the water again.

The water in the pool was turbulent, the fish were startled away, everything was calm, and the girl's face floated out of the water.

"Cousin Qing?" Duan Yunwan yelled seeing Xin You in a daze.

Xin You came back to her senses, looked at Duan Yunwan's soft and beautiful face intently, and had the answer in her heart: it turned out to be her.

"What is Cousin Qing thinking?"

Xin You raised her hand and pressed her forehead: "I just heard Cousin Wan mention Qianying Mountain, and suddenly remembered something."

As she spoke, she secretly paid attention to the subtle changes in the other party's expression.

"What did Cousin Qing think of?" Duan Yunwan forced herself to ask calmly, revealing her nervousness by tightly clenching the handkerchief.

Xinyou's tone was casual: "It happened when I was a child."

"It seems that Cousin Qing's memory is about to recover." Duan Yunwan smiled.

Duan Yunhua frowned: "I hurt my head, is it so easy to restore my memory?"

"What did Cousin Hua say?" Xin You turned her head to look at her, as if she didn't hear clearly.

Duan Yunhua changed his words: "I mean, Cousin Qing, don't worry, just go with the flow and take your time."

Duan Yunling struggled for a moment, then interjected: "It's better to think about it earlier, it's inconvenient for people to lose their past memories—"

Duan Yunhua and Duan Yunwan looked over together, Duan Yunling froze, twisting the handkerchief unconsciously with both hands: "Eldest sister, second sister, do you think so?"

Duan Yunhua smiled and did not answer, stood up and said, "Cousin, rest well, we will come to see you some other day."

Watching the three of them leave, Xin You whispered to Xiao Lian, "That person is Duan Yunwan."

Xiao Lian was taken aback for a moment, and then she was shocked: "You mean it was the eldest girl who attacked our girl?"

Xinyou nodded.

"But the girl and the eldest girl have never had any quarrels—" Xiao Lian murmured, with a look of disbelief.

"The key is not how Duan Yunwan and Miss Kou are, but the eldest wife."

It is not difficult for the concubine to work for her due to the kindness and power of the aunt.

This is also in line with Xinyou's previous judgment.

Duan Yunhua's dissatisfaction with Kou Qingqing was not enough to be the motive for killing, and as a mother, how could she be willing to let her own daughter's hands be stained with blood.

If so—

Xin You hugged the soft pillow that was casually placed on the bed, and said softly: "Duan Yunling is probably a witness."

"The third girl also knows?" Xiao Lian covered her mouth.

"She must have seen it by accident."

That's why there are repeated cryptic reminders.

"What about the second girl?"

Xin You smiled sarcastically: "Perhaps the second girl is the only one who doesn't know anything."

"Girl, what shall we do next?"

"Is there a fish pond in Shaoqing Mansion?" Xin You asked.

Although she has been in Shaoqing's Mansion for a few days, she either stays at Wanqing Residence or goes to Ruyi Hall, but she still has no time to wander around.

"Fish pond? There is one, just to the north of the garden. The pond is not big, and there are a few koi. Miss, do you want to go and have a look?"

Xin You thought for a while: "I didn't go to pay my respects to the old lady today, so I'd better go after lunch."

Soon after noon, the white sun was hanging high in the sky, and cicadas were screaming hoarsely in the trees, making the people on their lunch break turn over a few times before falling asleep.

Xiaolian raised her hand to shield Xinyou from the sun: "It's too hot to come out at this time, girl, be careful of the heat."

"Just for a while, there's no need to cover it up. It's good to come out at this time."

"What's the benefit?" Xiaolian asked curiously
"Normally you don't meet people." Xin You said, looking forward, and then stopped.

(End of this chapter)