Because of this sound, many people gathered around.

Su Rumeng glanced over there and said, "I don't know what happened. Let's go take a look."

After coming out of the water pavilion, Liu Yunxiang and the others realized that because of the movement, men had also come over and looked towards the middle of the pool.

The dog by the pool was still barking, and its owner was a burly young man, dragging the dog leash hard. Liu Yunxiang asked Su Rumeng who this young man was, and Su Rumeng said he was the second son of the Hou family.

Marquis Dingyuan was seriously injured when he put down the riots in Nanzhou last year, but he died within a month. The uncle of the Marquis Mansion was a dandy who ate and drank, and had no ability to seize the title. Fortunately, the Marquis gave birth to three sons, and it is said that they all

He is a dragon and a phoenix among men, so there is still hope for Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

"Xiao Tian! Stop screaming!"

The black dog was as strong as a bear and kept rushing into the pond. The two young men were already struggling to hold it back.

Fortunately, a boy ran over at this time and quickly helped to hold the dog's leash.

"Han Er, why are you barking like a dog? Don't disturb the female guests." The fourth prince Qin Shengrui walked over, waving his folding fan and wearing a white robe, thinking he was elegant.

Others also followed, and when Liu Yunxiang saw Yan Mu, he was frowning with impatience on his face. Xue Changfeng was walking beside him, chattering.

Yan Mu went to the left, and he followed him to the left. Yan Mu went to the right, and he also went to the right.

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help laughing. Xue Changfeng was as arrogant as a peacock. He looked down upon everyone, especially Yan Mu, but he loved to get close to Yan Mu.

"Your Highness Seventh, I admit that you are good-looking, capable, and hold a high position, okay? But don't take yourself too seriously and think that all the women in the world will fall in love with you. Let me tell you, I

My cousin is different from other women, she values ​​this person’s character more, but your character, Your Highness, is really something people dare not compliment.”

Yan Mu gritted his teeth: "You said you were drunk that night and didn't treat you well. I said it's not important, but it's serious that you almost lost your innocence. I didn't want to say more, but you insist

After getting to the bottom of it, I thought we could be considered friends, so I would like to remind you that your cousin has the ambition to climb high. Well, I shouldn't have said this, because you, the idiot, will suffer a big loss before you can learn to be smart."

"My cousin has a noble heart. Although she is smart, she abides by justice. Don't slander her!"

Yan Mu rolled his eyes, "Okay, I slandered her then."

"Why are you rolling your eyes? You don't believe me? No, I have to make it clear to you."

Yan Mu was helpless, and someone shouted again: "It seems... it looks like a bloody piece of meat!"

As soon as these words came out, the female guests who were standing forward took a few steps back in panic.

Others backed away. Liu Yunxiang walked to the edge of the pond and looked intently in the middle. There was a wooden pillar standing in the middle of the lotus pond. A lantern was hung on it. Looking down, you could see a rope attached to the wooden pillar and something hanging below.

The thing. If you look carefully, it does look like meat, and there seems to be a blood stain on the lotus leaf next to it.

The second son of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion stared carefully for a while, but because it was blocked by lotus leaves, he couldn't see clearly, so he asked a boy to swim over and take a look.

The boy was ordered to get into the water, and he looked at the middle of the pond as he swam by. When he was a step away, he saw clearly what it was, his face suddenly changed, and he turned around in panic and swam back.

"Second Young Master...yes...yes..."

Han Ling, the second son of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, frowned and shouted at the young man: "Why are you panicking? Speak clearly!"

"It's... it's an arm!"

As soon as these words came out, many people present exclaimed in surprise.

"arm?"

"A human arm!"

Han Ling's face darkened, "Did you see it wrong?"

"This slave can see clearly!"

He paused and said, "Go and bring that thing up!"

"Slave..."

"It's clear and sunny, there are so many people, what are you afraid of! Go quickly!"

At the urging of his master, the boy turned pale with fright, but he still turned around and swam slowly over. Everyone present looked at him and saw him pulling the rope, and then glanced at the hanging end of the rope.

As soon as I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth, I simply grabbed the end of the rope and swam upstream quickly.

When he swam to the edge of the pond, the boy climbed up, then lifted the rope up, and it turned out to be a severed arm! It had obviously been hanging in the pond for some time, the skin and flesh were rotten, and the rotten smell overflowed.

When the female guests saw this, they were so frightened that they ran out of the garden. When Bai Jingyu saw this, she was afraid that she would not be afraid, but she would be vomited repeatedly.

Su Rumeng called Liu Yunxiang, "Be a good boy, let's go to the front yard."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Sister Su, please take the fourth sister-in-law to the front, and I'll take a look again."

Su Rumeng knew that Liu Yunxiang had always had an idea, so she stopped trying to persuade her and helped Bai Jingyu hurriedly forward.

Some of the male guests were afraid, but it was hard to show off their pride, so they were all there and still gathering around. Liu Yunxiang walked up behind Yan Mu and pulled his sleeve, and he held her hand with his backhand.

, the two of them stood outside.

After Han Ling was surprised, he quickly asked the boy to report to the official.

Not long after, officials from the Jingzhao Mansion arrived. When they saw this arm, several grown men couldn't help wiping away cold sweat.

"Second Young Master, a few nights ago, a maid in your house died in Zhuangzi. Did you know that?"

Han Ling frowned and nodded, "I know, but what does it have to do with this broken arm?"

The leading official's face turned dark and he said: "That maid's limbs were chopped off before she died, but now she is missing an arm. We searched the entire village and couldn't find it. I think it is... this is it."

Hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but take a step back, "Why did the murderer throw this arm into the lotus pond?"

Xue Changfeng's eyes widened and he shouted: "I know!"

Everyone looked at him, waiting for his answer.

Xue Changfeng narrowed his eyes, "Obviously this murderer is coming for your Marquis Mansion. Killing this maid is just to intimidate you!"

When Han Ling heard this, his face became darker and his expression became more panicked, "Brother Xue seems to make sense."

Others also agreed, feeling that what Xue Changfeng said did make sense.

"The murderer used such cruel methods to kill people. It seems that he has a lot of resentment towards your palace. Who have you offended?"

Han Ling racked his brains and thought for a long time: "No."

"Has there been any unusual activity in the house recently?"

"No."

The two men asked and answered questions and began to analyze the case.

"Perhaps there is another possibility that this arm was not put here by the murderer." Yan Mu interrupted them and said.

The rest of the people looked at Yan Mu one after another. Although they wanted to give him face, this possibility was really unlikely.

Xue Changfeng sneered: "Your Highness Seventh, don't you think it's funny what you said? If the murderer hadn't put this broken arm here, who else could it be and what was his purpose?"

What is the purpose?

Yan Mu looked at Liu Yunxiang, who also looked puzzled.

On the night of Hongzhu's murder, there was only one murder case in the capital, but was a little maid worth Qin Fei's trouble to let Hongzhu kill? So at that time, they did not connect the two things together, but now it seems that they are involved

When I arrived at Ding'an Hou Mansion, I seemed to have this value.

Qin Fei's target may be the Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

As for the maid who died of torture, the murderer should be a man. Hongzhu is not that perverted, so is this possible?
Chapter completed!