Brother listens to orders

In Huanliu Pavilion, on the way to the backyard kitchen, there is a small garden.

In the small garden there is a rockery and a dug pond, in which there are several red and white koi swimming leisurely without knowing the sorrows of the world.

Hua Jinshuang entered the Huanliu Pavilion and went straight to the rockery in the garden. After making sure that no one saw it, she stretched out her hand and unscrewed an inconspicuous mechanism on the wall of the rockery, and a hidden ladder was exposed under the rockery. It is obvious that they are interlinked.

Hua Jinshuang descended the stairs, and the torches were burning on both sides of the stone wall, stretching his figure very long.

After walking through the empty corridor dripping with water, and pushing open the stone door at the end, there is another scene inside - a large room appears in front of you, with all the furnishings inside, the candles flickering, and the people in the room Turning around, it was Liu Qing, Hua Jinye and Wei Xiaowu.

There is a secret door behind the bookcase in this room, which leads to another exit. Even if ordinary people find this secret room, they would not think that there is a passage behind this room.

Wei Xiaowu leaned on the bed, his face was pale, but he looked much more energetic, and said hoarsely, "I don't know."

Hua Jinye sat on the chair and said, "Kang Ningjie didn't say anything? Think about it."

Wei Xiaowu frowned, twisted the corner of the quilt unconsciously with his fingers, and said for a moment: "He only said that when he was young, he was often bullied by his direct brothers, and he couldn't survive several times. Now the only chance to get ahead is also taken away by the other party. He is not reconciled. .”

Wei Xiaowu bowed his head and showed a self-deprecating wry smile: "I just believed it, and offered to help him."

Hua Jin sat down in her robes, put one hand on her knees, put the other on the table, and sneered: "It really values ​​love and righteousness, it's touching."

Liu Qing sat down beside Hua Jinshuang, stretched out her hand and patted the back of Hua Jinshuang's hand to comfort her.

Wei Xiaowu didn't respond to Hua Jinshuang's sarcasm, he just lowered his head and said, "My eldest sister..."

Hua Jinye said: "The less people know about your affairs, the better."

Wei Xiaowu understood, and nodded: "Alright, let her think I'm dead, so she won't worry about me anymore."

Liu Qing spoke politely and said softly, "Don't you blame her for abandoning you? If she hadn't escaped, you wouldn't have come to Huanliu Pavilion, you wouldn't have met Kang Ningxin, and you wouldn't have been discovered by Kang Ningjie. use."

Wei Xiaowu turned his head and thought for a while: "It's all predestined, it's useless to think about it."

Hua Jinye tapped on the table with her strong fingers, and said in a deep voice, "Forget it, Skynet has been restored, let's go when you recover from your injuries."

Wei Xiaowu had obviously been warned by Hua Jinye, but he had no objection, and simply nodded: "As long as you can help Kang Ningxin avenge... Although I am the murderer, but my life is more than a few dollars, anyone can easily kill me. As long as I can bring down Kang Ningjie and the people behind him, I can do whatever you want."

Hua Jinshuang asked: "What did Lan Que say when you were in court that day?"

Wei Xiaowu's brows and eyes suddenly became cold, and the immature face was full of anger: "He said that Kang Ningjie didn't know anything and had nothing to do with me. Kang Ningjie even asked him to tell me that the Kang family would not let me go. Murderer."

Hua Jinshuang made a perfect guess, and sneered, "So you know, he wishes you could die soon."

Liu Qing sighed: "Perhaps these words were meant for you. If you are interested, commit suicide in prison, so as not to suffer physical pain in the future, it is his reward for you."

Wei Xiaowu gritted his teeth and gritted them loudly.

Hua Jinye stood up and walked towards the hidden door behind the bookcase, letting Wei Xiaowu rest first.

Hua Jinshuang knew that his elder brother had something to discuss, so he followed without saying a word, while Liu Qing waited outside, not intending to disturb them.

After the door was closed, Hua Jinye took out a torch from his sleeve and lit the torch behind the door.

A faint orange fire illuminates the space behind the door. This is still a room with a bed and a table. In the corner is a heavy wooden box, unlocked, filled with flowers and brocades. The used toys, as well as some collections given to Liu Qing by Hua Jinye, were carefully stored here.

The difference from the previous room is that there is a door on the opposite side of this room. After opening it, there is a long corridor with an exit at the end of the corridor. The connecting place is a deserted forest outside the West City.

Hua Jinye sat down at the table and made a "sit" gesture.

Hua Jinshuang was preoccupied and sat down on the chair.

The two brothers didn't speak for a while, they were quiet with each other, and the atmosphere couldn't help but become a little dignified.

"father……"

"Father..."

The two spoke at the same time, and shut up at the same time.

Hua Jinye smiled wryly, and said, "You speak first."

Hua Jinshuang understood, lowered her eyes, and didn't speak for a long time.

Hua Jinye sighed: "You have always been the smartest, and nothing can be hidden from you."

Hua Jinshuang said: "Wei Xiaowu was sent to Cheng's house to find out what father is hiding, right? No one in Hua's house can be trusted anymore?"

Hua Jinye looked at the corner of the table, did not answer directly, and asked after a long time: "When did you start to be suspicious?"

"When Huafeng hurt the feeder's hand."

Hua Jinye: "?"

When Cheng Qianshu first came to Hua's house, Hua Jinshuang mentioned that Huafeng was naughty and pecked the person in charge of feeding it.

But in fact, Huafeng is very smart and never pecks at random, especially the person responsible for feeding it; after Cheng Qianshu came, Kang Ningxin died, and Hua Jinshuang became suspicious at that moment.

It's just that he didn't want to believe that this matter had something to do with his father, Hua Wulang. From the very beginning, Hua Wulang never told him and his eldest brother about Cheng Qin's affairs, and even mentioned that he had to take care of Cheng Qianshu.

Maybe it's just a misunderstanding, maybe I'm overthinking.

Hua Jinshuang once told herself that.

But paper can't wrap fire, as long as people do things, they will leave traces no matter what.

There is no such thing as a perfect crime.

When Cheng Qianshu raised doubts, Hua Jinshuang suddenly figured everything out. Cheng Qianshu was right—since the higher-ups couldn't move the Hua family at all, what's the point of spending so much trouble?The only possibility is that Hua Wulang has other arrangements, and this arrangement is probably completely opposite to what he and his elder brother thought.

Hua Jinye's sudden decision to send Wei Xiaowu to investigate the Cheng family's affairs further confirmed Hua Jinshuang's conjecture—if it was not a last resort, why would Hua Jinye use Wei Xiaowu instead of the Hua family?What's more, about dispatching Wei Xiaowu, Hua Jinye only mentioned it to Hua Jinshuang.Concealing Hua Wulang further confirmed Hua Jinshuang's guess.

Hua Jinshuang took a deep breath and said, "The person in charge of feeding Huafeng was originally a young man, but suddenly one day he was replaced."

Hua Jinshuang said: "I was surprised that this young man was suddenly brought here by Uncle Hua, but there are so many people in the house, I can't remember them all, so I didn't think much about it. Now that I think about it, that person is probably People from the Cheng family."

The letter sent by Cheng Qin was so important, naturally he would not send someone at will, the person who came must be a confidant.This confidant came to Hua's house, first to deliver a letter, and secondly, to wait for Cheng Qianshu at Hua's house.

Even if Cheng Qin believed in Hua Wulang again, it was impossible to leave nothing to his son, and someone would definitely be left in Gyeongju to take care of him.

Thinking about it this way, the young man who was suddenly sent to take care of Huafeng that day might be a member of the Cheng family.

But a few days before Cheng Qianshu came to Huafu, this person was suddenly replaced. After a new person was replaced, Huafeng didn't know him, so he pecked him.

Originally, it was just a feeder change, Hua Jinshuang didn't care, maybe even didn't notice that the person was changed.But because Hua Feng had hurt someone, Hua Jinshuang fell in love with her, only to find out that the young man from before had disappeared without a trace.He specially noticed that there was no such person in Huafu anymore.

Was driven away?Or something else?

Hua Jinshuang was very surprised at the time, so she asked Uncle Hua, and Uncle Hua replied: The other party lost his mother at home and went home to attend the funeral.

"Uncle Hua is getting old, sometimes he can't remember things." Hua Jinshuang said indifferently, "He forgot to tell me before that the young man has no father or mother in his family, and he came to Qingzhou alone with no one to rely on. It was bought by the Hua family with good intentions."

Hua Jinye smiled helplessly: "One hundred secrets and one sparse."

"If Huafeng didn't hurt anyone, I wouldn't pay attention to the whereabouts of a servant." Hua Jinshuang said, "It can only be destined."

Hua Jinye nodded: "Just because of this?"

"Of course not." Hua Jinshuang shook his head, "Father has been looking for the eyeliner installed by the court. I thought it was Uncle Fa, or the young man who suddenly disappeared, but on the day my senior brother arrived, Kang Ningxin died, which made me I feel very strange. Why is it that day?"

"Wei Xiaowu said that this is Kang Ningjie's request." Hua Jinye said.

Hua Jinshuang looked at the corner of the table in rapt attention, and said, "We missed a very important clue, a clue that should have been noticed by us long ago."

Hua Jinye looked up at him.

Hua Jinshuang said: "Before the accident, Kang Ningxin asked me out. The young master of the Chen family also reminded me that there must be some reason for Kang Ningxin to be so swearing. Let me be careful. I thought Kang Ningxin was trying to provoke me. To establish prestige at the martial arts conference, take this opportunity to allow the Kang family to take power and replace the Hua family. But brother... Kang Ningxin is conceited and arrogant, and he can't hide things. If he just wants to provoke me, he will do it in front of me that day. I'll tell you, why beat around the bush?"

Hua Jinye realized something and narrowed his eyes: "He knows something we don't. He is proud of it, but he can't tell you."

"When my brother and I went to visit Mr. Kang, Mr. Kang said that he knew well and would deal with Kang Ningjie according to the family law." Hua Jinshuang said, "He doesn't want to see you and father. What does he know?"

Hua Jinshuang already had the answer in his heart, and Hua Jinye also understood it. He let out a long breath, and his voice sank: "The Kang family has something we don't know about the Hua family. Dad is currently in charge of the overall situation and summoning the world. Yinghao, it's impossible for the Kang family to turn against the Hua family at this time, Kang Ningxin is planning to catch father's handle and evidence at the martial arts conference."

"This is in line with his character." Hua Jin said both.

"You didn't guess this, but Dad did." Hua Jinye raised his hand and pinched the center of his brows, "He knew that Kang Ning had a new date with you, and he discovered the Kang family's intentions, so he instructed Kang Ningjie..."

"Brother said before that if Kang Ningxin was killed because he had news to convey to him, it wouldn't make sense. Because Kang Ningxin could use the Hua family to deliver the news long before he came. But if there is a problem with the Hua family, is it impossible for Kang Ningxin to pass the news through the Hua family?" Hua Jinshuang shook his head, "That makes sense."

Why did the young man who fed Huafeng suddenly disappear?Why did Kang Ningxin die after Cheng Qianshu came?Why did Kang Ningjie suddenly find Wei Xiaowu to carry out the assassination?

Hua Jinye speculated: "Leaving aside whether the people who raised Huafeng were from the Cheng family, Kang Ningxin died suddenly after Cheng Qianshu arrived. It may be because he had an appointment with you during the day and was discovered by his father, so It must be dealt with immediately. Wei Xiaowu should be a chess piece prepared by Kang Ningjie, maybe Kang Ningjie originally planned to deal with Kang Ningxin the day before the martial arts conference."

If the elders of the Kang family don't trust the Hua family, the only person who can unite them is Cheng Qianshu.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Kang Ningxin died on the day Cheng Qianshu arrived, and it was also because the timing of the accident was too coincidental, which aroused Hua Jinshuang's suspicion.

Some things, one after another, will never be perfect.

Only the Hua family knew about Cheng Qianshu's coming to Gyeongju. What if the court's eyeliner, the person behind Kang Ningjie, was Hua Wulang?

The thief shouted, "Stop the thief," how ridiculous.

"So Kang Ningjie just framed you," Hua Jinye said, "Disqualifying the Hua family from participating in the martial arts conference is also a way to avoid suspicion. At the same time, the Hua family can also make the illusion of being assassinated by the court. If you make a move one day before the conference, even if you are unable to get away easily, the Hua family will definitely lose the qualification to participate in the martial arts conference."

The two brothers did not speak for a while, and after a long silence, Hua Jinshuang said: "There is no evidence."

"The evidence is in the Cheng family." Hua Jinye said, "Everything we know is conveyed by father, the Cheng family must have something we don't know."

For example, by verifying the true identity of the person who raised the flower phoenix before, all doubts can be easily resolved.

Hua Jinshuang suddenly said, "I'll go there myself."

Hua Jinye was taken aback.

Hua Jinshuang said: "Wei Xiaowu and I will separate. If Dad becomes suspicious, he will throw out Wei Xiaowu's whereabouts. He is the best bait."