When Zhao Ning came down, he saw people surrounding him in the back alley.
Manager Chu who came up to us said, "You are here to watch the fun again. I can't help but leave."
"Then let's see." Zhao Ning said.
Mrs. Qu looked there and clicked her tongue: "When I was a child, I went to play in the village owned by my uncle and aunt. There was a fire next door in the middle of the night, which made my cousin have to get up, put on his clothes and rush to watch. This guy just likes to join in the fun.
"
"Yeah, it's not good to watch the excitement," Manager Chu responded, then looked at Xia Zhaoyi and said happily, "Miss Ah Li is getting more and more handsome and prettier, and she's taller!"
"Thank you Chu for taking charge." Xia Zhaoyi smiled.
Zhao Ning took a step forward. Seeing that she had something to say, Manager Chu quickly listened respectfully.
Zhao Ning's voice was very low, so low that Xia Zhaoyi and Mrs. Qu who were right next to her couldn't hear her clearly.
Manager Chu's face changed drastically, and then he said angrily: "Is this happening?"
"Presumably, they are coming for me."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"
"Remember, deploy secretly first, then make a loud noise." Zhao Ning said solemnly.
"Yes," Manager Chu responded. When he turned to leave, he thought of something and turned back, "By the way, madam, the doctor is here again. He is as mysterious as last night. He doesn't want others to see him."
"Then just follow what he said and respect his wishes. Since he has detoxified Yiqiu, whatever he says will be what he says."
"Yeah." Manager Chu nodded.
Watching Manager Chu leave, Mrs. Qu smiled with deep interest: "I don't know what kind of snake it will be when the stick hits it, whether it is a big python or a small grass snake."
"Did the murder happen in the back alley here or to the west?" Xia Zhaoyi asked Zhao Ning.
"This way."
"I'll go take a look." Xia Zhaoyi said.
It's getting late at night, but the lights in this area are really good.
There were not only people watching the excitement, but also people holding books to read. Some children who were not asleep were laughing and chasing each other in the back. There were even people pushing a burden selling roasted sweet potatoes and shouting from behind the crowd.
The people watching the excitement were not so much watching the excitement behind Ning'an Building as they were too bored at home and came out to chat by the lights.
As Zhao Ning and the others got off the carriage, the eyes of the crowd were already looking at her. When they saw Xia Zhaoyi walking towards her, their eyes were sizing up her body and couldn't move away.
Xia Zhaoyi was also sizing them up.
Looking at them, including the children, Xia Zhaoyi also looked at them.
She withdrew her gaze, following the footsteps and lights, and looked towards the deep alley beside Ning'an Building.
The two gates at the back door of the side yard were open, leaving very shallow ruts on the ground.
Where the young apprentice's body lay, the officials used branches to form a rough human shape on top.
"It's so close to the door," Mrs. Qu lamented, "it's not even ten steps away."
"Why is he outside alone?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"It's boring inside, so come out and take a walk."
"Your garden is so big, it's not easy to walk around. It's such a pity that your life will be lost if you walk like this." Mrs. Qu sighed softly.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at the branches on the ground, suddenly her eyebrows narrowed, and she raised her eyes to look ahead.
Those standing at the intersection still looked at them, and several of them were talking and laughing.
Zhao Ning and Mrs. Qu also turned to look.
"Hey, I've seen it all."
"Let's keep it down."
"This little lady is so beautiful, and her temperament is amazing."
"This apprentice's death was worth it. He caused such a big stir, don't you think?"
"Is this little lady from the government or someone else?"
"Have a roasted sweet potato, roasted sweet potato is so fragrant!"
"I originally wanted to go back and buy buns tomorrow morning, but when I saw this little lady, I couldn't walk, hehe."
"Hahaha……"
"Hey, you little brats, stop running around!"
"Why is this little lady still looking at us?"
"You don't doubt us, do you?"
"Damn it, don't scare me!"
…
There were all kinds of words, the sound was very mixed, and it sounded very blurry in the cold wind.
"Ah Li." Mrs. Qu said softly.
Xia Zhaoyi looked away and said, "Go in and take a look inside."
"Um."
Following the ruts on the ground, Mrs. Qu looked towards the courtyard farther inside.
"Then the doctor's car drove directly in?" Mrs. Qu said.
"Well, he has a bit of a weird temperament."
"If Yiqiu can really be cured by him, it will be strange."
"I think so too," Zhao Ning said.
They chatted while walking, and the servants in the backyard greeted them politely when they saw them.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at it indifferently, and finally looked up at the main building of Ning'an Building.
At this time, there was a banging sound of gongs and drums.
The servants and women in the backyard were all shocked and looked towards the sound of gongs and drums.
"咣 咣" and ",“ ", with a few loud sounds, the whole of Ning'an came up and down, and looked at a few guys who knocked on gongs and drums.
Not only Ning'an Building, but also those watching the excitement outside and those about to sleep or already asleep in the back alleys were all awakened.
Shen Xu's fingers were very steady and the silver needle did not deflect, but the sound of the gongs and drums was really unpleasant, and his thick eyebrows frowned slightly.
Dingchun looked at his back: "Doctor, let me go out and take a look."
Shen Shu didn't say a word.
Dingchun opened the door and looked outside.
Zou Zhan, who was at the door, was also looking up at the outside of the courtyard, trying to look beyond the moon cave door across the courtyard and the open space of the garden outside.
"What happened?" Hongwen asked quietly in the room.
"I don't know, but it must be the eldest lady's order, otherwise who would dare to sound the gong at this time."
Hongwen's heartbeat was a little panicked. She thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'll go take a look."
"If you want to go, go ahead." Dingchun said.
It's too cold outside, so Dingchun doesn't want to go. In short, no matter what happens, nothing will happen to her.
Hongwen tried hard to calm down, but as soon as her footsteps stepped on the snow in the yard, she became uneasy. She could only try her best to keep herself calm.
There were many people walking towards the kitchen courtyard like her, and those who were not on duty to sleep in all put on their coats and came out.
Outside the house, especially in the back alleys, people like Gu Yi who had made a living in Ning'an Building also heard the news and came here.
After the gongs and drums quieted down, Manager Chu said loudly: "Yiqiu is not sick, she is poisoned!"
Hongwen's eyes widened for a moment.
What she had been most worried about these past few days finally happened.
"She is the murderer!" Manager Chu pointed behind him.
A servant girl was dragged out by some waiters.
"Lin Liu Niang!" A servant girl shouted in surprise.
The crowd seemed to be in an uproar, and they couldn't stop talking.
Hongwen blinked her eyes, confused and scared, but at the same time she was lucky and secretly happy.
Lin Liu Niang struggled desperately, shaking her head crazily, and retreated back.
The gongs and drums sounded again, and the discussions gradually stopped.
Manager Chu continued to raise his voice and announced to everyone how he would punish Lin Liuniang, as well as Lin Liuniang's husband and two sons who also made a living in Ning'an Building.
Everyone's attention was attracted by the sound of gongs and drums in the hands of the waiters. Only those who came later discovered that Zhao Ningxia Zhaoyi and Mrs. Qu were standing behind the crowd.
