Brocade clothing

Chapter 44
Early the next morning, Chu Qing and Li Tianxiao went straight to the lobby to meet Lu Gui.

The one who followed Lu Gui was still the old housekeeper. Chu Qing had inquired, and the old housekeeper had been following Lu Gui since 30 years ago and was extremely loyal.

It has been 30 years, no wonder you are so loyal.

I heard that not only the old butler himself, but also his son Lu Da is loyal to the Lu family. Lu Gui handed over part of the business to Lu Da, and the other part to his adopted son Lu Jincai.

This Lu Jincai was an orphan bought by Lu Gui after he knew that his own son was in poor health. He adopted him by his side and raised him for so many years. He planned to take care of the Lu family's business in the future, so that his son would not have to work so hard.Lu Gui paved the way for Lu Cinian, but he didn't expect that Lu Cinian's fate was so bad that he died suddenly.

"Master Lu, why haven't you seen your adopted son?" Chu Qing asked slowly, sipping his tea.

"You mean Caier? There is a problem with the business in the Zhuangzi. He has taken Lu Da to other places for the past few days, and he will be back either today or tomorrow." Lu Gui probably didn't sleep well, with bags under his eyes, but he was in good spirits. Probably because there is a backbone, the spirit is back, and people are not down and out.

"So, when did you go?" Chu Qing asked.

"It's been three or four days, and I can't remember the exact details." He hadn't cared about things for a long time, and this time when something happened to Nian'er, he didn't even bother to take care of it, and completely entrusted the business to his adopted son. to take care of.

Chu raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a light smile, "Master Lu quite trusts Mr. Lu." She rubbed her chin, wondering if she had doubts before seeing Lu Jincai.

"Naturally, Cai'er is a good boy. All these years, thanks to Cai'er." Lu Gui said with emotion: "I don't hide it from Mr. Chu anymore. This old man...is not a material for doing business. In the past few years, although the nobleman stayed I invested a lot of money, but I was always losing money. Although it was not obvious, I kept losing money. Fortunately, Caier helped the old man later, and the business gradually improved. Otherwise, how could such a large family fortune be made? "

"That's it, he is indeed a good boy." Chu Qing was thoughtful, and didn't say any more.

"Master, the young lady has gone to the mourning hall, do you want to stop her?" The old butler suddenly came in and reported.

"What? Why did she pass by? Stop it quickly, don't pass the body gas to the child, why is this girl so disobedient?!" Lu Gui jumped out anxiously, rushing out in a hurry.

Young Madam?

Chu Qing and Li Tianxiao looked at each other, and followed.

Before Chu Qing walked into the mourning hall, she heard a very soft cry: "...I want to see my husband, why can't I? You guys are doing too much! I just want to see him, see him for the last time It's just one side..."

"Young Madam, please think twice. You are carrying the only flesh and blood of the Young Master in your stomach. If this little blood is gone, the Master will be so sad. Don't make things difficult for us, Young Madam, we are also obeying orders. "The servant standing in front of the mourning hall patiently persuaded.

"But I didn't see him until Ah Nian died. I want to see him for the last time..." The woman's soft cry sounded particularly pitiful.When Chu Qing stepped into the lobby of the main courtyard, she saw a petite woman standing in front of the corridor in front of the mourning hall. She was dressed in white, making her petite and graceful.There is only one white flower on the head, pure and elegant, but the person is thin, as if it will fall down when the wind blows.

"Xiaoyu, why are you here? Come here quickly, don't go over, don't let the child get angry!" Lu Gui was so frightened that he hurried over, grabbed the woman, and dragged her down from the corridor.

"Father... I, I want to see Ah Nian... just let me see you, it's okay, I asked the doctor, and the doctor said..." The woman refused to leave, but she was weak and was quickly captured by Lu Gui was dragged to Chu Qing.

Seeing the outsider, the woman immediately lowered her head and remained silent.

Although the face flashed by, Chu Qing could still see it clearly. The face was fair and pretty, but she was too thin, and there was an indelible sadness in her eyes. My son, seeing outsiders, panicked and wanted to hide behind Lu Gui.

Chu Qing was thoughtful: Logically speaking, this woman is the eldest wife of the Lu family, how could she be so cowardly?

"Xiaoyu, I can't go there in the future. This is the only flesh and blood of Ah Nian. You must take care of your health. Don't listen to those doctors. They are not right. Why are you okay? What if it happens? " Lu Gui babbled on many times, and also gave many instructions, nothing more than to let this young lady named Xiaoyu take good care of her, and strive to give birth to the child, and she will definitely not treat her badly in the future.

Xiaoyu kept silent, lowered her head, just wiped her tears with a handkerchief, with a sad and pitiful look on her face.

Chu Qing said: "Master Lu, you are not too careful."

"Huh?" Lu Gui stopped and looked at Chu Qing: "Young Master Chu, what's wrong?"

"You trust Chu?" Chu Qing glanced at Xiaoyu before turning to Lu Gui.

"This... of course I believe it." He didn't believe him, and he wouldn't tell him such a private matter. After all, he was by no means an idler when he saw the appearance and demeanor of the nobles. If you don't know the murderer, you can't avenge your children.

"Then I guarantee that the eldest young lady will not die, can you allow her to see her?" Chu Qingxiao said with a smile.

Xiaoyu raised her head suddenly, glanced at Chu Qing quickly, then lowered her head quickly, but she didn't speak, she was very timid.

"...Is there such a way?" Lu Gui glanced at Xiaoyu's stomach, hesitating.

Chu Qing looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Yes. Otherwise, you think that after so many forensics and so many corpses, you haven't seen them get out of their corpses, right?"

Lu Gui gritted his teeth: "Do you really want to see it?"

Xiaoyu wiped her tears: "Father, please. I just... want to see Anian."

Lu Gui nodded: "Then you can go... But, you need to wait for Mr. Chu to tell you what to do." He asked again worriedly: "Mr. Chu, are you really alright?"

Chu Qing whispered to the old housekeeper beside him, "Please trouble those ginger slices."

When Xiaoyu entered the mourning hall and saw Lu Cinian, when she came back in a daze, when she passed by Chu Qing, she blessed her: "My concubine thanked Mr. Chu."

Chu Qing waved his hand, watched her leave, and then asked Lu Gui in a chatty manner: "Is this Mrs. Lu's wife?"

Lu Gui ordered the old housekeeper to ask the doctor to help Xiaoyu take another look, and when he turned around, he heard this sentence, and said: "Yes, yes, but this Xiaoyu is timid. She grew up in the mansion, and the old man has always regarded her as his daughter. Yang, later, she married Anian, but it's a pity that Anian's fortune is so thin, so suddenly... Mr. Chu, you must help Anian find the murderer!"

Chu Qing said: "Naturally, but, can I come and go in and out of the mansion at will?"

Lu Gui shook his head and said, "Except for the backyard, Mr. Chu can go wherever he wants, as long as he informs the old housekeeper, he can go. But, how many days will Mr. Chu help the old man find the murderer?"

Chu lightly touched his chin and said, "When I find something, I will tell you naturally."

After returning to the side courtyard, Li Tianxiao, who had been silent all this time, asked, "What do you see?"

Chu Qing shook her head: "I can't see anything. How many people are there around you?" Chu Qing asked suddenly.

"Two. What?" Li Tianxiao looked over, and met Chu Qing's half-sagging eyebrows. The golden sunlight hit him like a hazy golden light. He couldn't help but stare blankly, and then looked away , covered his lips and coughed lowly.

Chu Qing looked over: "You are not sick, are you?" His body seems to be quite strong.

"Not really." Li Tianxiao looked away unnaturally: "What are you looking for?"

Chu Qing shook his head and said: "It's not convenient for me to go out, so you ask the two people left behind to find out when Xiaoyu entered the Lu family, what relationship does it have with Lu Gui, and how did she marry Lu Cinian?" ? That's all for now."

"You doubt this Xiaoyu?" Li Tianxiao asked after returning from giving orders.

"I don't know for now. But since I don't have a clue, I'll stroke it a little bit." Chu Qing stretched her waist. After all, even if the fox's tail couldn't be exposed, she would find a way to expose it.

The people following Li Tianxiao moved very quickly, bringing the news back when it was dark.

This Xiaoyu, whose boudoir name is Lu Yu, was a girl brought back by Lu Gui when he brought Lu Jincai back. However, when Lu Jincai came in, he was already seven or eight years old, while Lu Yu was just two or three years old.

Lu Yu, Lu Jincai, and Lu Cinian were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Later, Lu Yu married Lu Cinian. Originally, Lu Gui wanted to make Lu Cinian happy, and Lu Cinian was really happy for Lu Yu. Unfortunately, this The joy was not well received, and in less than a year, this Lu Cinian died suddenly and violently.

"Do you think there is anything strange about this?" Chu Qing rested her chin on one hand, sat at the table, and looked at the letter in her hand by the light of the lamp.

"Huh?" Li Tianxiao couldn't concentrate very much. Hearing this, he poked his head over and glanced: "No."

"Are you sure?" Chu Qing put down the letterhead, pointed at the three names, and said thoughtfully, "It is said that Lu Cinian suffered from asthma ten years ago, when he was just 12 years old, and Lu Jincai and Lu Yu had only been in the house for three or four years. At an ignorant age, if you were Lu Yu, who would you choose between Lu Jincai and Lu Cinian?"

Li Tianxiao frowned: "I'm not her, I don't know."

"Choose one, just think about it." When Chu Qingyue got along with Li Tianxiao, he didn't feel that this person was scary, except for his serious face every day, he was a good person.

"You suspect Lu Jincai and Lu Yu?" Li Tianxiao asked.

"Not really." Chu lightly shook his head.

"Huh? Why?" Li Tianxiao asked in surprise. He thought he asked this because he suspected that the two of them were having an affair.

(End of this chapter)