C17

The wind and rain was blowing, the entire courtyard was quiet. Xu Chu saw a person standing at the end of the light screen. The silk python's secret markings were extravagant and extravagant, rich beyond compare. That person's face was calm, and his expression was unclear.

She tried her best to squint her eyes, but she couldn't see the path to the end. She only felt that the person's eyes were pitch black, his thin lips pursed slightly as he coldly looked at her. That gaze seemed to have been made by ten thousand years of ice, causing Xu Chu's entire body to feel cold and immobile.

In the midst of the cold, Xu Chu suddenly felt a warmth on her body, and was jolted awake.

Xu Chu anxiously looked behind him, through the thin gauze screen that was separated from the outside, she could vaguely see an elegant and calm figure looking down at something carefully.

She suddenly stood up. Suddenly, her legs went numb, and she fell back down on the ground. Fortunately, the floor was covered with the Hibiscus Blossom Carpet, which made him feel quite uncomfortable. Her legs felt sore and swollen from the pain. Only then did she realize that she had spent most of her night kneeling on the ground. She was afraid that her blood must not be flowing properly.

The figure that was seated outside did not seem to be disturbed by her small movements. This also caused Xu Chu to secretly heave a sigh of relief, and she only needed to carefully press her foot on the acupuncture points.

When Xu Chu saw Xiao Qinglang again, she could only see that his hair was tied up with a green band. Sure enough, no matter where he was or what clothes she was wearing, he had the ability to attract attention.

But thinking about it, Xu Chu still bent her knees and bowed steadily.

"You go to the Wu family first, after that, this king will go with you to Liulin Village." Xiao Qinglang looked at Xu Chu with a smile in her eyes, and paused for a moment before saying, "If you need a candle flame, you can order someone to prepare it at night."

In that instant, a thin layer of powder rose on Xu Chu's pale face. Her originally dull and beautiful face now looked somewhat alluring. It caused Xiao Qinglang's eyes to flicker, but very quickly, she saw the vexed look on Xu Chu's face, and explained uncomfortably: "At that time, the Fructus Clematis called you, and seeing that you have not woken up, he went into the room to check, and even took out the palace lamp by your side."

Xiao Qinglang did not have any intentions for Meng Lang to begin with, he had only reminded him, and only after knowing that Xu Chu had probably misunderstood and entered the woman's room, did he realize that something was amiss.

He stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a majestic aura. However, if there was no awkwardness in his eyes, perhaps he would be even more calm.

After Xiao Qinglang left, Xu Chu realized that the letter he had been reading the entire time was a letter she had written herself. When she returned it to her hand, she found that apart from the letter, there were a few thin pieces of paper on it. On the paper, there were notes that stated that the letter she had written was at odds with her opinion.

However, she hadn't come yet, so she thought about it. She decided to go to the Wu Clan earlier to investigate, so she asked someone to bring hot water to wash up.

Although the Wu Clan had businesses and even had a pawnshop, compared to the Li Clan, it was still considered a small business. Even if it was a house, it was only located in an alley close to the north side of the city in Yunzhou City. Although this place could be considered the Yunzhou City, it was still quite a distance away from the busy city. Fortunately, the house was large enough, so it was still worth a lot of money.

When Xu Chu arrived at the Wu household, she ran into Wu Song's wife and son returning. Although both of them looked mournful, they knew that Wu Song had been in trouble for a few days now. His mood had recovered a little, so he didn't feel the vicissitudes of life like the two families had before.

The two of them wore plain white clothes. Although they were not in mourning, they were still in mourning. As for Sun Ning, the widow had white flowers on her head, and her entire body was devoid of any color.

"The two of you are going shopping?" Xu Chu's eyes turned and looked at Wu Se's son, Wu Yu, with her wife and grandson. Her gaze paused on Sun Ning's hair for a second before she meaningfully looked at the small golden hairpin. She then looked at the items in their hands.

In the city, there were snacks from the Yun family's snack shop as well as the Liu family's liquor store. It seemed like there were also a few pieces of cloth …

"After what happened to Father, Mother was always depressed. Today, the weather was getting cold, so I took Mother out to relax a little. It's just that my mother was in no mood to play around, so she bought some food in a hurry. " Compared to the obvious rejection on Sun Ning's face, Wu Yu was a lot easier to talk to.

"Useful, what are you doing? You're talking nonsense with her. Your dad has been dead for so many days, yet the government didn't do anything to you. I really don't know how she dared to come and disturb us with her identity as an official." Sun Ning glared at Xu Chu in annoyance, "I advise you where you should go. Who doesn't know that the Master is being killed by an evil ghost, if you continue pestering him, who knows if the evil ghost will come back to take revenge!"

With that, she stretched out her hand and dragged her son into the courtyard. As for Xu Chu, before she even stepped into the door, he had already been directly thrown into the dark.

Xu Chu thoughtfully glanced at the Wu family's main door, but she did not feel any regret just because she could not enter the door and ask any questions. In fact, from her point of view, the deceased leader of the Wu family had already given her the answer she wanted the most.

Wu Wu …

In the Yun Family's dessert shop, a young lad was wiping the table in boredom to pass the time. It had rained half the night last night, and there was nothing to play around with, which caused the business of the shop to go cold for the first half of the day.

He had just yawned when he saw a tall, slim figure enter the shop. That person was still in a hurry, and his body was still moist. His light green skirt was like a lotus flower sprinkled with ink. As it sparkled, it seemed to appear and disappear, as if it was an immortal in a painting.

The waiter was stunned for a moment before hurriedly asking with a blushing face, "Does Miss want some snacks?"

Xu Chu couldn't help but laugh when she saw the little fellow was in a daze. However, her smile only made her face turn even redder.

"Little Brother, I came from the yamen to ask you something." After saying that, she took out the token and waved it in front of the shop assistant's eyes.

Those who were able to be shop assistants in the Yunzhou City and stand on their own were mostly people with good eyesight. The name of the Ministry of Justice was often seen in the city, so the young servant naturally recognized it. He was initially flustered, but upon seeing Xu Chu's gentle smile, without a trace of contempt or sharpness, his heart gradually calmed down.

"Milord, please ask. This humble one will definitely ask whatever you know."

"An hour ago, did the young master Wu of the Wu family's pawnshop in Yunzhou City buy a snack in her shop?"

"Oh, so you're talking about Young Master Wu with Wu. He bought four pounds of different flavors." The clerk answered without thinking.

It was not because he didn't have business half a year ago that he remembered clearly that the young master of the Wu family had bought four catties of dim sum and there were only two people at home. No matter how one looked at it, people would feel that he had bought too much. He had even mentioned a few things at the time, saying that if the Yun Family snacks were tasty, there would be no more of them.

At that time, the young master of the Wu Clan seemed to be rather agitated, not answering him at all. He only kept urging him to wrap it up quickly before leaving in a hurry.

"Speaking of which, it's quite a pity. On the night before Old Master Wu's accident, he came to our liquor store to get drinks. At that time, he even brought a fellow villager or relative over." The bartender shook his head as he wiped the wine dripping from the wine jar. At the time, he thought it was strange. No matter what, Old Master Wu was made of silk, how could he have a relative wearing a coarse hemp shirt?

"Oh? Did little bro clearly see that person's appearance? " Hearing that Wu Sou had sold his wine that day instead of going to a restaurant, Xu Chu's eyes lit up. No wonder after many days of investigation, they were able to find the place where Wu Hong ate that day even when they were searching everywhere in Yunzhou City for seafood restaurants.

Unexpectedly, he actually brought someone to prepare his own food.

"I didn't see him clearly, but I saw that he was carrying a lot of objects in the water. "When Lord Wu left the wine shop, I even heard him say to him, with a smile, that those things were raised by their own families and were very fresh …" The waiter frowned and thought hard for a long time. Finally, he shook his head to show that he really couldn't remember anything. "That's because the next day, something happened to Master Wu. I just remembered it, otherwise, how would I be able to remember the people who come and go in the shop everyday?"

But even so, Xu Chu was still very satisfied in her heart. Wu Song ate seafood and drank wine that day, but who was with him? Why had it never appeared again after the incident, and why had the Wu family not mentioned it when the yamen questioned them?

For the rest of the cloth, Xu Chu did not know which family they belonged to, so she looked for a few. In the end, she found out that Madam Wu had bought a few sets of new autumn clothes and a few pieces of dim red and dark colored cloth. However, she did not know if they were for his son's clothing or for his family.

Not too long after his husband's accident, there were even evil spirits who wanted to take his life. If an ordinary person were to meet with this, they would have to be extremely careful even if they were not frightened. Just like the Zhang Clan, the house was quiet, but the surroundings were plastered with talismans, and on the ground, there were incense ashes and other things to dispel the evil.