Three young grandmothers

Chapter 166 Wiping the corners of the mouth (3)
But her smile quickly faded because of a woman's reply.

It was a young maid who answered, "Back to the third young master, it is... there is... a dead body in the lotus pond in front!"

"Corpse?" Qi Lianchen took a look at the lotus pond to which he was heading. It was late at night, and he and Mo Zixu were just taking a walk by the moonlight, without bringing a candle. "Where is the location? Do you know who is the dead?"

The servant girl pointed to the front, "Just walk from here to that direction, about 30 meters away. The man's body is swollen, and the servant... the servant is timid, so I didn't see it clearly, if it wasn't because the silk handkerchief of the servant was blown by the wind. There, the servants will not look at that place. As for who that person is, the servants look at the clothes of that person very familiarly, and they look like the young master's nanny, Nanny Li."

Nanny Li!
Hearing this, Mo Zixu was startled, isn't this the old nanny who testified that Ju'er poisoned the second young master.

She was thinking a lot in her heart, and some doubts came to her mind, so she naturally didn't say much.

Qi Lianchen also frowned slightly, "Okay, you go and inform the master."

"Yes."

The servant girl walked past Qi Lianchen, and by the way, glanced at Mo Zixu who was still tightly hugged, and couldn't help thinking, who is this woman who is so secretive by the third young master?Look at the dress that looks like the young mistress, if it is the third young mistress, why bother to cover her face, it must be... the second young mistress!

In the end, really unable to match the curiosity in her heart, the servant girl turned her head quietly, just in time to see that the third young master was holding the woman in his arms easily. Taking advantage of the moonlight, the servant girl clearly saw the woman in her arms The small face of the mysterious woman.

It turned out that it was the third young lady!
It is said that the third young master does not favor the third young mistress, it seems that it is all rumors, the third young master is keeping his wife as a treasure, and even going back to the room to hug her!
As for why Qi Lianchen carried Mo Zixu away, the reason is very simple, he said straightforwardly, "Xiao Xu, hearing that there are corpses in the lotus pond, this must have frightened you, did your legs go limp from fright?" ? Let me take you back to your room for my husband."

Saying so, without waiting for Mo Zixu's reaction, he hooked her waist and hugged her.Moreover, this hug carried her directly to the bed very conscientiously, and after laying her flat, put her arms on both sides of her body, looked down at her condescendingly, and said with a smile, "Someone died in the house, It’s such a big deal, I’m going to take a look at it for my husband. Of course, if you want to, Xiao Xu, then go to bed later and wait for me to come back obediently.”

After speaking, he raised his eyebrows and smiled wickedly, and left.

Mo Zixu was confused by what he said before leaving, what was she thinking?
After figuring it out for a long time, she finally figured it out. Daringly, what he was talking about was the "consummate the house tonight" incident where she was tricked into "promising"!
Rolling her eyes at the beam of the bed, to be honest, until now, she still hasn't figured out whether he is telling the truth or just teasing her.

That night, Mo Zixu didn't wait for someone to "consummate the house", and even when he fell asleep, he didn't wait for anyone to return to Qi Lianchen.

It was only through the early morning of the next day that another quilt next to him was covered with traces that he knew that the guy had come back last night.

In fact, Qi Lianchen said that he was going to see the dead people in the mansion. Mo Zixu felt that this explanation was far-fetched, because when the old lady Qi and the fourth wife were waiting to die, Qi Lianchen didn't think that Qi Lianchen was particularly caring, even if he felt sad. , but he should not be someone who would show such emotions, not to mention that the corpse found last night was only that of an old nun in the mansion.

Later, I heard the news from Liu Er's inquiry that Master Qi just ordered a few servants to fish out the corpse yesterday. It was later proved that it was indeed Madam Li's, and the corpse was so swollen that I could hardly recognize its original appearance. Yes, I called Wu Zuo this morning, and said that he must have been dead for more than a month.

Liu Er also said that when Master Qi ordered people to salvage the body last night, there were no young masters around to watch, that is to say, Qi Lianchen lied last night, so where would he go?
Aside from these little things, Mo Zixu asked Liu Er if he had heard anything else?
Liu'er said that Nanny Li seemed to be tied to her feet with heavy objects, thrown into the lotus pond, sank to the bottom of the water and drowned. There was a broken piece of cloth belt on her feet. Later, the boys from the lotus pond A package was fished out, and a piece of broken cloth belt was tied on the package. Finally, it was proved by Wu that the two pieces of cloth belt came out of one, and the fish in the lotus pond must have bitten off the cloth belt, and the body floated. come up.

Apparently that package was the weight that sunk Nanny Li, and what was even more astonishing was that the weight was filled with broken silver, strings of copper coins, and some jewelry saved by Nanny Li during her lifetime!

So some people said that Nanny Li was guilty of reporting on Ju'er, and she used her savings to sink herself into the lotus pond and committed suicide.

No matter what, Master Qi didn't intend to pursue the matter anymore. He found a straw mat, wrapped Mammy Li's body, and ran to the mountain east of the city to feed the wild wolves.

After listening to Liu'er's statement, Mo Zixu couldn't help feeling chills in his heart.

Suicide?Who would commit suicide in such a stupid and troublesome way?What's more, since Nanny Li is going to die, why bother to pack up everything she will continue to do during her lifetime?

Suicide, or homicide, in fact, already clear at a glance.

Human life is like ants, in this praying mansion, there is really no reason and compassion.

Mo Zixu couldn't help thinking, if her Japanese really had nothing to do and was killed for no reason, would she be miserable after death?
Because after Nanny Li's death, the body was disposed of like garbage, Mo Zixu suddenly thought of a sentence, either die early, or live wonderfully.

Since the last time she decided to devote herself wholeheartedly to the gold shop, although she put all her thoughts on it, she was still somewhat taboo after all, and the matter of Nanny Li undoubtedly stimulated her to some extent. Almost the next day, After the imperial edict was issued, she put on the veiled hat in the afternoon, and went out to the store, where there was already the men's clothing that Butler Lin had prepared for her last time.

Instead of facing those troublesome things in the house every day, it is better to hide here, facing your favorite jewelry, and fulfill the responsibility of the shopkeeper, explaining the meaning and design concept of each jewelry to customers in person.

(End of this chapter)