Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 94 Whispers in the Boudoir

The bottom of the bed was pitch black.

The sound of breathing was right next to my ear.

The sound of a heartbeat could be heard clearly.

There was no foul stench from its gaping maw, no sharp fangs or claws, and no terrifying growls emanating from its throat.

Nothing terrible happened.

Only her fragrant breath, her soft and warm body, and the soft strands of hair falling on her neck and face.

Is this a demon?

As Luo Qingfeng slowly opened his eyes, preparing to see the other person's face clearly, two small fists suddenly slammed into his eyes with two loud "bangs".

Suddenly my vision went black, and I saw stars.

When his pain subsided and he opened his eyes with tears in his eyes, he found that the person on top of him was gone.

They left silently, like ghosts in the night.

Luo Qingfeng covered his eyes and lay under the bed for a while before crawling out.

Suddenly, he noticed something had fallen on him.

A jade pendant of emerald green color.

He walked to the window and looked at it in the moonlight. On the jade pendant was a lifelike Buddha statue.

At the same time, there were some bloodstains on the jade pendant.

He looked down again and examined his clothes carefully, finding bloodstains on his clothes and ankles.

The man was injured.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the person who was injured by the captain.

The Seven Stars Realm of Creation?

The ability to pass through walls?

The voice speaking in his ear was unfamiliar, clearly disguised, but his petite figure was still clearly perceptible.

Xiao Tao and Xiao Mei are both petite.

However, in some aspects of their lives, it is quite obvious.

The person from before was flat-chested.

As he was pondering this, a figure suddenly leaped into the courtyard.

The nightingale darted to the window and whispered, "She's gone back."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Just got back?"

Nightingale paused for a moment, then said, "It should be that the maid named Ah Chun opened the courtyard gate, looked around outside, and muttered to herself that the young lady had returned, but Young Master Luo had left again."

Luo Qingfeng said, "It seems I said it on purpose for you to hear."

"It seems so," said the nightingale.

Luo Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then climbed out the window and said, "Let's go see her."

Nightingale's nose twitched suddenly, and she said warily, "You smell nice."

Luo Qingfeng lowered his head and sniffed, then asked, "What's that scent?"

The nightingale leaned closer to him and sniffed, saying, "It smells like orchids, and also like blood."

Luo Qingfeng jumped over the courtyard wall with her and told her what had just happened in the room.

Nightingale frowned slightly after hearing this: "Then it must be her. But what is her purpose? It can't be that she's injured and deliberately came here to scare you, right?"

Luo Qingfeng took out the jade pendant and said, "This is what she left behind. She probably left it on purpose. You can give it to the captain and ask her to find out whose jade pendant it is."

Nightingale took it and nodded.

The two soon arrived at Miaomiao's courtyard.

Nightingale whispered, "I'll wait outside. They obviously don't want to hurt you, but you still need to be careful."

He then added, "Be careful of women. They probably still want to drain you dry, but I'm injured tonight, so I can't."

Luo Qingfeng was speechless and prepared to knock on the door.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'll jump over the wall and go straight into her room to make sure she can't have disguised herself so quickly."

The nightingale pondered for a moment and said, "Be careful."

Luo Qingfeng leaped over the courtyard wall, then quickly walked up to the corridor and went to the window.

The room was completely dark, with no lights on and no sound.

Luo Qingfeng reached out and gently pushed open the window, looking into the room. However, the room was silent, and he did not see anyone.

The bed inside was also obscured by beaded curtains and painted screens, making it difficult to see clearly.

He hesitated for a moment, then climbed through the window and carefully walked into the inner room.

But after taking only a few steps, the window behind me suddenly creaked shut.

Luo Qingfeng was startled and turned around abruptly.

A petite, dark figure stood silently watching him from the window.

Luo Qingfeng's body stiffened, and one hand was placed on his waist.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, the figure lit the oil lamp on the table next to him.

The dim yellow light instantly illuminated the entire room.

Standing by the window, a girl in a red dress looked at him with a slightly upturned smile, her pretty face displaying a half-smile. She spoke in a clear voice, "Sir, in the dead of night, sneaking through someone's window into their boudoir, are you planning to do something naughty?"

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her arm and said, "Didn't you send me?"

Dong Miaomiao said, "I did invite you, sir, but I only invited you to come and chat. You should have entered through the main entrance. Why did you sneak in through the window without permission? That seems against the rules, doesn't it?"

Luo Qingfeng did not speak again.

The room was quiet for a moment.

Dong Miaomiao suddenly smiled again and said, "But it's okay, I won't tell anyone. If you want to come, you can come every night from now on."

He then added with a smile, "Of course, now that the gentleman has arrived, we can't just stand there; we have to satisfy him."

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her a few times and said, "Would you like to hear the story of the stone monkey?"

Dong Miaomiao chuckled and said, "In the dead of night, you sneak into someone's boudoir just to tell them a story?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Or what?"

Dong Miaomiao smiled slightly and raised her hand to untie the belt around her waist.

Luo Qingfeng's expression changed, and he asked, "What are you going to do?"

With a smile on her face, Dong Miaomiao loosened her belt and said, "Sir, you came here in such a hurry, didn't you just want to see my body?"

As she spoke, she took off her coat.

On her fair and slender right arm, there was a bandage, which was already stained red with blood.

Luo Qingfeng's gaze sharpened, but he remained silent.

Dong Miaomiao smiled and said, "Did you get what you wanted, sir? Are you feeling very satisfied?"

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "That was you just now, wasn't it?"

Dong Miaomiao asked, "Who is it?"

Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "The person who killed someone in the garden is the person hiding under my bed."

Dong Miaomiao shook her head and said, "It wasn't me."

Luo Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, glanced at her arm again, and said, "If it wasn't you, why is your arm injured? Why are you only coming back now? Where did you go just now?"

Dong Miaomiao picked up her coat from the ground, put it on, and hugged her arms, feeling a little cold. She walked up to him and said in a crisp voice, "Sir, you have so many questions. But since you came to see me so late at night, I'll answer them."

She walked to the tatami mat next to her and sat down, her two small feet, clad in pink stockings, dangling gently on the edge. She patted the mat beside her and said, "Would you like to sit down, sir?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "No need."

Dong Miaomiao smiled and said, "Isn't it necessary? If you don't want to sit, then I won't say anything more."

Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "Whether you tell me or not, that person is you."

Dong Miaomiao still shook her head: "I don't admit it, that person isn't me."

He then added, "Even if it were me, so what? Surely you wouldn't kill me, sir?"

Luo Qingfeng slowly clenched his fist: "Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives."

Dong Miaomiao said calmly, "Sir, you say I killed someone? Who did I kill? Did you see me kill someone? Did anyone see me kill someone?"

She then snorted coldly and said, "The wound on my arm was from when I was playing with a dagger. I wasn't home just now because I went to my mother's. If you want to confirm this, you can go to my mother now, or you can go tomorrow. You have no evidence at all, do you?"

Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said nothing more.

Dong Miaomiao smiled again, as if she had him completely under her thumb. She patted the person next to her and said, "If you are obedient, sir, I will tell you the truth."

Luo Qingfeng stared at her for a while, then suddenly said, "I have hemorrhoids, so I'm not used to sitting."

Dong Miaomiao chuckled and said, "It's alright. When you take off your pants, I'll cut them off for you with a dagger."

He then smiled and said, "Sir, you don't need to worry that I'll cut the wrong thing."

Luo Qingfeng did not speak again.

Dong Miaomiao also quieted down.

The two remained locked in a standoff for a long time.

Luo Qingfeng said, "Although I said that just now, I feel that the murderer is not you."

Dong Miaomiao smiled and said, "Oh? Is it because I'm pretty and cute?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "You're giving me clues, aren't you?"

Dong Miaomiao shook her head and said, "Wrong answer. I'm asking you, sir, if it's because I'm pretty and cute. Please answer that question first."

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Dong Miaomiao's face immediately lit up with a bright smile, and she praised, "Sir, you have excellent taste!"

Luo Qingfeng remained silent and waited patiently.

Dong Miaomiao patted the side again and said, "Although you sweet-talked me and tried to coax and seduce me, I have said that I will not speak unless you come and sit down."

Luo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before walking over and sitting down next to her.

Dong Miaomiao then laughed and said, "Sir, you look so shy, even shyer than Dong Yaozu."

Luo Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat: Dong Yaozu? Why would she suddenly bring up Dong Yaozu?

He suddenly asked, "How tall is Dong Yaozu?"

Dong Miaomiao laughed and said, "About the same as me."

Luo Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine and began to ponder inwardly that the person the captain saw that night might not be the girl in front of him.

However, the fourth young master seems to be a cripple, and his actions should leave some clues.

However, if it becomes demonized, then things might be different.

Dong Miaomiao stared at him for a while before confessing, "I haven't killed anyone, not even any maids or servants. I didn't kill Xiaoduo, who died in the garden tonight. I was just passing by when I saw the murderer about to assault her. I went to save her, and then the murderer slashed open her stomach with his claw and ran away. I was squatting down to examine the body when the exorcist arrived. I was stabbed by that exorcist, hid somewhere else for a while, and then came back."

Luo Qingfeng listened attentively, then suddenly asked, "Where is 'elsewhere'? Is it under my bed?"

Dong Miaomiao said, "I haven't been there."

Luo Qingfeng stared intently into her eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"

Dong Miaomiao nodded seriously and said, "I'm sure. What would I, a girl, do in Mr. [Sir's Name]'s room in the middle of the night? Men and women shouldn't be so close. And Mr. [Sir's Name] doesn't like me. Am I supposed to go and fawn over him?"

Luo Qingfeng's expression changed.

If it wasn't her, then who was it? But since she's already told him all this, why would she hide the fact that she went to his room?

Just as he was filled with doubt and suspicion, Dong Miaomiao suddenly pointed at his pants and said, "Sir, you have blood on you..."

Then, with a look of sudden realization, he said, "No wonder you...you didn't take the imperial examinations, sir. You were urinating blood..."

Luo Qingfeng: "..."

"That's someone else's blood."

Luo Qingfeng looked at her expressionlessly and said, "I'll ask you one more time, was it really not you who was under my bed just now?"

Dong Miaomiao shook her head vigorously and said, "I'm a good girl, I never lie, and I would never do such a thing."

Luo Qingfeng stared at her for a while longer, then asked, "What else do you know about the killer?"

Dong Miaomiao thought for a moment and said, "The other party was shrouded in black mist, so I couldn't see clearly, but he was very strong. As for how strong, I don't know. A lot has happened in the manor recently, and many maids and servants have died. Actually, I've been investigating every night, but I only encountered him tonight."

Luo Qingfeng suddenly asked, "Then where did you get that jade pendant you gave me?"

Dong Miaomiao said, "That's... um? A jade pendant? What jade pendant? When did I give you a jade pendant, sir?"

Luo Qingfeng looked at her but didn't say anything more.

Dong Miaomiao coughed lightly, a faint blush rising on her cheeks, and said, "Sir, I think the killer's next target might be me."

Luo Qingfeng's expression hardened, and he asked, "Why?"

Dong Miaomiao cupped her face in her hands and said earnestly, "Sir, can't you tell? The killer likes pretty and cute girls, but he doesn't like girls with big breasts. Aren't I the most conspicuous target?"

Luo Qingfeng: "..."

Dong Miaomiao said, "Sir, I'm in great danger right now. You have to come and protect me every night."

Luo Qingfeng glanced at the sky outside and asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Dong Miaomiao nodded and said, "Yes, I will tell you tomorrow night."

Luo Qingfeng looked at her seriously and said, "You saw Xiaoduo's death. This is no laughing matter. If we drag this out any longer, even more people will die."

Dong Miaomiao glanced at him and said, "If I were to die, would you be sad, sir?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Yes."

Dong Miaomiao smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you another secret, sir."

As she spoke, she leaned forward, close to his ear, and whispered in a soft, fragrant breath, "Fourth Aunt has a penchant for women and has abused many maids. Perhaps Dong Yaozu knew about this, and coupled with his limp since childhood, his personality changed drastically. He is taciturn and seems very shy in front of outsiders, but inside the house, he is irritable, loves to beat and scold people, and has also harmed many maids..."

Luo Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Fourth Madam, she..."

Dong Miaomiao said, "I don't know when it started, but I'm sure of it, though..."

"But what?"

"However, my fourth aunt might also like men. Every time my father went to sleep with her, she was very... Sir, I didn't peek; it was the maid there who secretly told me."

As Dong Miaomiao spoke, she quickly explained.

Luo Qingfeng's heart was filled with turmoil.

If the fourth wife and the fourth young master are as the girl described, then the suspicion is even greater.

He had to go and tell the captain the news immediately.

Also, Nightingale can no longer be allowed to disguise herself as a guard and follow the Fourth Madam around.

Given that demon's strength, it probably already discovered her.

Thinking of this, he immediately stood up and said, "It's getting late, I should go back. You should go to sleep too."

Dong Miaomiao said, "They've told you so much, sir, aren't you even going to say thank you?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Thank you."

After saying that, he immediately walked to the window, climbed out, and quickly disappeared into the courtyard.

Dong Miaomiao sat on the couch, looking out the window. Her two small feet, clad in pink stockings, were still gently dangling by the couch. After a moment, she murmured, "Strange, why do I always feel a strange... closeness whenever I see him..."

(End of this chapter)