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Chapter 32

Chapter 29

"A girl who's only a year or two older than Wenying? Could it be that you've been drinking too much and your eyes are blurred?"

Xie Zuiqiao was really surprised.

"It's absolutely true. When I stopped her, I was bitten. Even though I was young, my teeth were sharp, so she ran away."

Pei Taizhi casually pulled up his left sleeve, and pointed towards the tooth mark that had not yet disappeared on his wrist.

Xie Zuiqiao glanced at it, and burst out laughing: "Interesting, interesting! The majestic commander of the imperial guards was bitten by a little girl like this. I'm afraid no one will believe it if he tells it! At such a young age, he set fire and bit people." Yes, it's really wild. It must be some servant girl in this garden who was treated so badly and felt dissatisfied, so she set fire to revenge on the master's family?"

"You don't dress like a servant. And for some reason, when that wild girl was stopped by me and turned her head to look at me, I felt that she looked at me as if she had known me before, with some It's weird. And with that sip, it seems to have a deep hatred with me..."

As Pei Taizhi spoke, he shook his head, feeling a little puzzled himself.

Xie Zuiqiao was stunned, and said: "It's really strange to hear you say that. It's a pity that she ran away. Otherwise, if you catch her and ask, it will be clear."

"Although she ran away, she stumbled and dropped a jade lock on her body, and told me to pick it up. There is a pendant of melons and insects hanging under the jade lock. Needless to say, the carver is extremely exquisite. Even the jade lock It is also a top-quality product. If it is not for the rich and powerful, ordinary people will not be able to use it. This is why I am a little confused about the identity of the girl and why she set the fire. When I left this morning, I wanted to pass it to the Ruan family. Thinking about it again, I climbed over the flower wall from the passenger compartment to get there last night, it's a bit hard to say, so I'll let it go..."

Xie Zuiqiao was spinning the wine cup in his hand, Ben listened casually, then stopped his hand suddenly, his expression was slightly concentrated, he glanced at Pei Taizhi, and said: "Is the jade lock still there? Bring it for me to have a look."

"It's in my room, you have to see it, just go there later."

Xie Zuiqiao was really anxious in his heart, wishing he could go over to see what happened right away.I'm afraid that Pei Taizhi would become suspicious, but finally restrained himself, the two talked about something else, and when the shadow of the moon gradually moved above their heads, they got up and went to the living room.

When Xie Zuiqiao saw the jade lock, his eyebrows frowned slightly.

Nearly two months have passed since the last meeting, and Ben has long since forgotten it.Just now when I heard Pei Taizhi describe the jade lock, the scene when I met Miss Rongyintang in Bailuzhai, Mengcheng, suddenly popped up in my mind, and it coincided with the jade lock she was wearing in front of her at that time stand up.Seeing it at this moment, I felt certain in my heart, and thinking of the picture album that I burned, Xie Zuiqiao seemed to understand something, but he was not sure.

If it is really what I think, then the girl from the Ruan family is too courageous!
"Do you recognize this jade lock?"

Hearing a questioning sound in his ear suddenly, he raised his eyes and saw Pei Taizhi on the side looking at him, his eyes were as bright as lightning.He smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "How can I recognize this kind of thing hanging in the girl's house? The quality of the carving is really good."

Pei Taizhi took it, held it in his hand and looked at the candlelight again, and suddenly said: "If the girl is not a servant, then she is a member of the Ruan family. I heard that the garden of the Ruan family is very likely to become the emperor. The land of XX at that time. At this time, the Ruan family went to set fire to the main building, if I were you, what would you think?"

Xie Zuiqiao looked over and saw Pei Taizhi frowned slightly, looking thoughtful, and knew in his heart that he must be thinking about that too in all likelihood.

This has nothing to do with me.For some reason, thinking that the girl and even her family would suffer possible disadvantages due to Pei Taizhi's speculation, even if it was a little disadvantage, she was very reluctant in her heart, hesitated for a while, and smiled: "I am I know what you're thinking, I just thought that way just now. Just thinking about it again, it's too unbelievable. The Ruan family has always had a very high reputation here, and welcoming Shengjia to move in is an honor to put gold on my face, Ba I can't wait, how can I do such a self-destruction of the Great Wall? This is one of them; even if, as you guessed, the Ruan family didn't want to get too close to the royal family, so they burned down the building. Such a big event, It should be up to the adults to act in secret, or send a confidant at random. Why would you want a little girl to go over and set fire in the middle of the night? Second, you may not necessarily be from the Ruan family if you live in the Garden of Ideas. Didn’t you also live there last night? Maybe It's not sure if it's his family's guests. The third one. With these three points, it can be seen that the arson of the building has nothing to do with the Ruan family itself. If you ask me, what does a little girl know? Maybe there is a night Nocturnal syndrome, it may not be that the servants sleep too much and are not sent to prison. Years ago, a man in the local area was killed by a knife in the neck. Uncle finally found out that the wife of the family had nocturnal paralysis and killed him with the knife. My dear husband, I woke up the next day without knowing it, and I was killed by someone else, so I rushed to report to the official."

Hearing this, Pei Taizhi shook his head and said, "It's kind of reasonable, she's just a little girl, but I really can think about it." After finishing speaking, he threw the jade lock in his hand on a stack of paper rafts on the table. above.

Xie Zuiqiao glanced at the jade lock, and said: "Since this thing belongs to a girl, it's not appropriate to keep it in the hands of our big men. It will damage the girl's reputation after all. The Ruan family suppressed the arson without reporting it to the authorities. Go check it out, you must know the reason. Mingrou just happened to know a few girls from his family, so just ask her to take it back."

"Alright. It's useless to keep it."

Pei Taizhi said casually, glanced at Xie Zuiqiao, and suddenly smiled again, "Could it be that I drank too much just now? Why do you feel that when you speak, you mean to defend the Ruan family?"

Xie Zuiqiao was startled, and then chuckled: "The father-in-law of the Ruan family, Mrs. Jiang Kui, is an old friend of my grandfather. He has the charm of a famous official in ancient times. I respect him very much. Although the head of the Ruan family is in business, he is a man. But it is very bold. I just said a few more words. It’s getting late, I’ll rest early, and tomorrow I’ll take your cousin to visit the mountains outside the city.” Seeing Pei Taizhi nodding, he took the jade lock Come here, just open the door and leave.

Xie Zuiqiao went back to his room, when he was soaking in the bathtub, there was a sudden clatter, and the probe took the jade lock from the low table on one side, and held it up to his face for a closer look.

She must have set the fire on Wangshan Tower, and he could guess the reason, not only him, but also his cousin.It's just that such a young girl, how could she be so repulsive to the royal family of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and even make such a move?It would not be an exaggeration to call it bold.

Xie Zuiqiao leaned his head back on the barrel and closed his eyes, and those eyes that were as clear as autumn water appeared in his mind again.The eldest lady of Rongyintang, that girl with "Yu" in her name, is as gentle and elegant as a beautiful jade, what kind of person is she actually?

He set fire in the middle of the night, met his cousin Pei Taizhi, and lost his jade lock.Although she doesn't know the identity of her cousin, she must be restless and anxious now, right?Now that this jade lock is in his hands, what should he do with it?
Xie Zuiqiao gently caressed the body of the jade lock with his fingers, his tentacles were warm and moist.

Ming Yu has been anxious all the time, not only afraid of the news that Yi Yuan failed in the election, but also afraid that his father will be passed on by Xie Ruchun to question about the jade lock. After a few days without eating and drinking, he feels that he is a bit like the frightened bird.My mother is about to give birth, and I dare not let her know.This day, he was talking with her, and suddenly he heard someone report that Xie Mingrou had come, so he hurriedly got up and went to welcome him into the Yilu Building.After the maids brought exquisite refreshments, the two sat down in front of Nanying's window.

Ming Yu accompanied her for a few words, and suddenly saw Xie Mingrou lower her head and take out something from her waist purse, which was hidden between the palms of her hands, and she put it in front of her and said with a smile: "Sister Ruan, what is in my hand? If you can guess right, it will be yours. If you can’t, then it will be mine.”

Ming Yu couldn't help laughing. Although she was a little moody, she pulled herself together and guessed a few times. Seeing that Xie Mingrou's head was shaking like a rattle, she smiled and said, "I really can't figure it out. It's up to you."

Xie Mingrou laughed, and suddenly spread her palms, saying: "Look, it's a jade lock! You can't guess it, now it's mine!"

Ming Yu saw that on the palm of her hand, it turned out to be the jade lock that he had worried about for several days. His heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out: "How did this get into your hands?"

Xie Mingrou smiled and said: "It's a coincidence. Didn't my cousin ask about Gu Xuan in your mansion a few years ago? He asked a relative of him in Beijing. That person came over a few days ago and went to your house I found Gu Xuan in Yiyuan and asked about it, and stayed there at night. Not wanting the garden to catch fire, he left and came back to live in my house. Yesterday a relative found me and said that he was in your home that night I picked this thing up here, and people who are afraid of losing it are anxious. I know that I have been with your house before, so I asked me to bring it over and ask. I don’t know who lost it in the garden. If someone lost it, just return it. .I just came here to ask you."

Ming Yu was stunned and stared straight at the jade lock, unable to speak a word.

"Sister Ruan, I'm just joking with you. This jade lock is extremely exquisite, and I don't know who lost it in your family. I must be in a hurry right now. Where would I want it? Just pass it on to you. You can ask later. Got it."

Seeing her in a daze, Xie Mingrou thought she was frightened by her joke, so she hurriedly pushed Yusuo over.

"Did your relative tell you to pay it back? He didn't say anything else?"

Ming Yu came back to her senses, looked at Xie Mingrou, and asked in a trembling voice.

Xie Mingrou hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

Ming Yu couldn't believe her ears.

Pei Taizhi, he would pretend that nothing happened and just ask Xie Mingrou to return the jade lock that could have put her family in danger?

Mingyu was so upset that she suppressed it, and then accompanied Xie Mingrou to talk about the meeting, until she was about to say goodbye, and finally couldn't help saying: "Sister, go back and see your relative, don't forget to act on your behalf. Acknowledgments, just say I'm extremely grateful."

Xie Mingrou looked back at Mingyu, with a strange expression on her face, she opened her mouth, suddenly said "ah", stopped her feet, turned around and leaned into her ear and whispered: "Sister Ruan, I really can't hide my words Man, let me tell you the truth. In fact, it was my cousin who told me to give this to you. He also taught me what I said just now. He told me not to mention him. I don’t know if there is something in it. What kind of lawsuit, anyway, I don’t want to lie to you. If you know it, just pretend you don’t know it, let alone mention it in front of him. Otherwise, he will scold me.”

(End of this chapter)