strange village

Don't, you don't want to talk anymore, but there are still people here who want to continue listening.

But she really stopped here and didn't say anything.

The world is really impermanent, who would have thought that Xia Ying, who was the most healthy in her early years and rarely got sick, has become a medicine jar now?

But even when she was ill, Xia Ying still stood upright and sat upright, her waist was always stretched out, and she never let up in the slightest. The only thing that could tell that she was not a healthy person was her poor complexion.

"Is the eldest wife's matter settled?" Xia Ying was obviously asking Chu Qing.

"We can't make a conclusion yet." Chu Qing said to her respectfully.

"Why do you say that? Did you find anything?" Xia Ying asked again.

"No one left that night, and everyone was still in the compound. The eldest wife's two maids, Penghu and Penghua, said that the gate of the courtyard was locked, but the eldest wife's room is usually unlocked at night, so Speaking of which, the two of her maids may be suspected, but neither of them left that night when they testified to each other." Chu Qing replied carefully.

Xia Ying nodded, not surprised.

Chu Qing went on to say: "The poison should have been poured into the sweet soup that the eldest wife drank when she went to bed late, but the kitchen said that there is absolutely no problem with this sweet soup, because not only the eldest wife used the sweet soup that night, but also gave it to other courtyards. The others are not poisoned, and the method of poisoning is still unclear."

"Then who would have done it?" Xia Ying couldn't hold back and asked again.

"The poisoning should have been premeditated. There must be a reason for this. Most of the foreign guests have never seen the eldest wife, and some of them have just returned to the Chu family. It is rare to know the way, let alone premeditated murder. On the contrary, regular guests and From my own family, the possibility is relatively high." Chu Qing said.

"But, it's fine, why?" Xia Ying said.

"That's why I came to you again. You have a good relationship with the wives, and you spend a lot of time at home. Do you know if this eldest wife has any grudges with others?" Chu Qing asked.

Yes, what kind of hatred and resentment?

Before Xia Ying could speak, she looked at Dongyue and Zhuyao.

"Second Aunt, don't worry about these two friends of mine. They are new to this place and are unfamiliar with the place. They are the ones who are least likely to kill the eldest wife." Chu Qing said.

Xia Ying hesitated for a moment before saying: "If you talk about small conflicts between women, they are constant, but the eldest wife is generous and vengeful, so it can't be said."

Dongyue thought: This is different from what I heard. Could it be that in the yard late at night instructing the maid to beat and scold the family members is also a small conflict between women?

"Then what happened in the early years? Can you think of anything?" Chu Qing asked again.

"You know, among these women in the family, she has the most prominent family background. When she was young, she was also a high-spirited, sharp-hearted person, and a noble family. It is almost impossible to say that she does not offend others. If your family benefits more, then someone will suffer. Yes, if you live well, others may not be so lucky. Consciously or unintentionally, there will be more hatred. Although on the surface they all obey you, but they are not convinced in their hearts, and there are many people who are dormant and waiting for the future. Xia Ying sighed.

"Then did the eldest lady tell you about the person who was in the accident?" Chu Qing asked.

"It seems... haven't you? You have to let me think about it." Xia Ying said.

Dongyue said suddenly: "It seems that the fourth wife was punished by the eldest wife that night, do you know why?"

"Punishment?" Xia Ying seemed a little surprised.

"Don't you know about this?" Dongyue said, meeting Zhu Yao's eyes for a moment.

"No, that's not what it means, it's just that the fourth wife didn't do anything wrong, it's just..." Xia Ying hesitated to speak.

just what?Wanton bullying?torture?Small conflicts between women?So it was not a punishment at all, because there was no reason at all, it was just a unilateral insult.

"Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. She had the opportunity to leave the Chu family before, but she refused to say anything." Xia Ying said.

In this way, the fourth wife may have a motive, and the story behind her may not only be the conflict with the eldest wife, but there may be something else worth exploring, which must be related to her reluctance to leave the Chu family.

"You doubt her?" Xia Ying asked suspiciously.

"At present, it seems that only she has the motive." Chu Qing said.

"On your side, I asked yesterday. On weekdays, the courtyard door is locked at night. Two maids are outside and one is inside. Last night, Chang Su was on duty outside your house. Chang Qing and Chang Mao slept in the side room. The two testified to each other that no one left. But the guard said that your lights were turned off an hour earlier than usual, is there any special reason?"

"Is there such a thing? If you don't tell me, I didn't notice it. Maybe it's just that I was tired that day, so I went to bed early when I was sleepy." Xia Ying said, her face was calm, and it didn't seem fake.

It doesn't seem unreasonable when Dongyue thinks about it. Even for people with the most regular life, it is not strange to have insomnia or go to bed early once or twice.

Then they looked around the room again, but they did not find any traces of snakes and insects hiding, so the four of them withdrew together.

……

On the road in the courtyard.

Not long after they left, they saw Shuang Ye walking towards them, her red hair was particularly conspicuous.

Dongyue hurriedly called her: "Miss Shuangye, come from the kitchen."

Shuang Ye stopped in her tracks, bowed to several people, but said: "Tonight, the master ordered Master Qing to prepare a dinner party, so as to relieve the boredom of the guests being trapped here, but how do you know I'm coming from the kitchen?"

Dongyue pointed behind her ear and said, "Didn't it come from the kitchen? There are still loofah seedlings hanging from her hair." As she spoke, she reached out to take it off for her.

He pulled it like this, but neither the loofah nor the seedling came out, and the loofah seedling moved!Still want to run!

What was pulled out was an emerald green slender and thin snake!

"It's you! Xiaoqing!" Dongyue shouted, before she had time to let go.

"Green Arrow!" Mo Tan saw that the snake had a triangular face in the shape of an arrow, and also shouted.

"Be careful, it's arched." Zhu Yao said.

The snake bowed its body, usually in the posture of preparing to attack. When he yelled, Dongyue let go of his hand in fright, but the snake wrapped its tail around his hand. In desperation, he was about to throw it away when he saw it. The slender snake didn't maintain the attacking posture just now, but rolled up along his hand, then half-closed its eyes, and didn't move much.

Everyone was taken aback, what do you mean by this?

Zhu Yao approached him, trying to take the snake away for him, but the green snake immediately raised its head unwillingly, and Dongyue was also nervous for a while.

"Haha, this snake really likes you, are you moved?" Mo Tan laughed.

Dongyue: "..." Don't dare to move.

Not long after, Yuan Tinghe rushed over after hearing the news. As soon as he saw the snake, he shouted: "Lulu! Where have you been, Lulu? Are you starving? My Lulu, show me, she's all starved and thin!"

This snake is really slender, if you don't look at the face, it looks like a garlic moss, or a cowpea!The tentacles are cool to the touch, like rubber rings.

If you look at the face carefully, this snake does have an oval face, with black and white eyes squinted, it feels a little bit like a woman with charming eyes and a little bit of sadness.

"She must have gone to the kitchen to find something to eat. Frost Leaf was accidentally hung up by her when she came back from the kitchen. She shouldn't be hungry."

"Lulu is a picky eater and likes to eat lizards and frogs. I haven't fed her for several days."

"Snakes are not kittens or puppies. Do we have to feed them every day? We don't have lizards here, but we have geckos and frogs too. Are there no frogs growing in so many ponds?" Mo Tan asked.

Do you think growing frogs is farming?Can it grow by itself by digging a puddle?

"Look at her skinny, it's impossible to be so thin after eating." Yuan Tinghe said.

"Maybe it can be digested well." Mo Tan touched the snake's head and said.

As he said that, Yuan Tinghe still offered a lizard to the beautiful snake master. Lulu quickly bit the lizard tightly, then rolled up and strangled the prey tightly, and then swallowed it unhurriedly.

Maybe it was because she was too full that even the scales on her body stretched a little, and then she drank a little water, then curled up in Yuan Tinghe's hand and did not move.

It seemed that the snake was not aggressive, and everyone was relieved. After the snake was caught and returned to its original owner, there was only one left, which was the most troublesome one——Xiaomeng.

For most of the day, apart from finding a snake, there was no progress in the case.

In the evening, they were still in the mood to have a dinner party. I really couldn't figure out what the family was thinking, but today, Zhu Yao seemed to be more reticent than usual, as if he was secretly planning something.