"Demon Mother, what I want to ask is why did she commit suicide?"
"...She can't stand rumors. If you ask me, I don't know. But I can tell you what happened during her lifetime."
"Uh-huh!"
"This happened not long ago. Just before you came to the capital, Xi Xi was an orphan, but she was good at knives. She often performed on the street. One day when she was performing, she picked up a small silver box. There seemed to be something in the silver box.
She bought a lot of jewelry, but when she returned it, the jewelry was gone, and others said she had stolen it, and then...she committed suicide."
Snap...
Qu Luo placed the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and frowned.
Nangong Baiye was stunned and looked at the Demon Girl with bright eyes: "What were you thinking at that time?"
"When?" The Demon Lady smiled lazily, picked up the porcelain cup, and took a sip of tea.
Nangong Baiye took the porcelain cup from her: "Five years ago, when people talked about you, what did you think?"
The demon girl was stunned, stretched out her hand to hold her bangs, and smiled seductively: "Bai Ye..."
"Huh?" Nangong Baiye raised an eyebrow.
The demon girl said in a low voice: "Help her."
"Okay!" Nangong Baiye stood up and curled his thin lips: "Just wait and see."
This case needs to be investigated.
There are only two points to check.
One is the boundary where the crime occurred.
The other is the attitude of the owner of the crime.
According to what the devil said, Xixi would go to the nearest noodle shop to eat a bowl of beef noodles every time after playing with the knife.
The shopkeeper was deeply impressed by Xi Xi: "The little girl doesn't have much money, but she is sensible. I was not in the noodle shop that day and went out to run business."
"Where's the waiter?" Nangong Baiye asked to the point: "If you're not here, the waiter is always here, right?"
The store owner smiled awkwardly and called the waiter over.
The shopkeeper was very impatient: "Why do you keep asking about that? I really don't know whether she picked it up or stole it."
"Yes." Nangong Baiye nodded and took out the rice paper that Qu Luo gave her before: "This is what you said when you mentioned it to the Yamen before, right?"
The waiter looked at it and said, "Yes, that's what I said."
"In your family, you should pay the money first and then go to the top, right?" Nangong Baiye's attitude was very humble.
The waiter nodded: "This is to avoid credit. Although no one in the whole capital knows about my house, and dignitaries often come here, it is a small business after all."
"Then I'm surprised." Nangong Bai Yeqing smiled: "You said Xi Xi was so anxious that she didn't pay the money and left without taking two bites of the noodles? Didn't she pay the money first and then serve it?"
The shop boy was stunned: "I..."
"You don't know whether she stole it or picked it up, but the testimony you provided described her as guilty intentionally or unintentionally." Nangong Baiye pointed at the rice paper: "And this sentence, she stayed in the noodle shop for almost an hour.
.In an hour, she didn’t even finish a bowl of noodles? What you said seems to be nothing on the surface, but anyone with any brains will know that it has no logic!"
Waiter: "Well, there were too many guests eating noodles that day... I don't remember very clearly..."
"Since you can't remember clearly, don't testify casually!" Nangong Baiye got angry and slapped the rice paper on the wooden table. Everyone in the noodle shop turned to look at her in shock: "Do you know, you inadvertently
In one sentence, how much harm will it cause to others!!"
The waiter in the shop curled his thin lips and didn't take it seriously at all.
Qu Luo, on the other hand, was frightened by Nangong Baiye's fierce look, and reached out to pull her sleeve.
Nangong Baiye took his hand back, took a deep breath, and said to the waiter: "I'm sorry."
She walked out of the inn quickly, wanting to smoke.
But I didn't have it in my pocket, and I couldn't suppress my irritation.
Xixi is an orphan.
She knows better than anyone the awkward position of being an orphan.
Orphans mean that when many people are enjoying being pampered, they fight tooth and nail to get a steamed bun.
Such as her.
Another example is Mr. Tang.
That’s why you are looked down upon by others!
Because of poverty.
Even if you do the right thing, you will be questioned...
Nangong Baiye leaned against the wall, looked up at the dazzling light, and then smiled: "Let's go and have a look at the lost owner's house."
"You're a woman, you're like this and you're like that, it's annoying." Qu Luo complained, but his handsome face showed an evil smile.
Nangong Baiye didn't care what he thought and took people to Li Mansion.
The person who threw the silver box was a young lady who was waiting for marriage. She did not look aggressive, but she was very talkative. When she saw Qu Luo, her face was obviously red: "Mr. Qu, long time no see."
"Ha, ha, long time no see." Qu Luo laughed twice and began to recall where he had seen this young lady?
Nangong Baiye knew what he was thinking just by hearing his smile. He rolled his eyes helplessly and asked, "Miss Li, I came here to ask you about Xi Xi."
"Haha, now many people will complain first. When I was young, I always couldn't help but not speak out when something was wrong. But what? Patience is condoning those shameless people. Not only did she not restrain herself
, On the contrary, she became even more unscrupulous, and everyone in the capital knew about it and said that I had wronged her." Miss Li said gently, putting her hands on her legs: "You said she is a performer and a knife player, if she hadn't been so noisy.
Big, I don’t even bother to argue with her.”
Nangong Baiye curled her thin lips: "But I heard that she took the initiative to contact you and asked you to pick up the cash box. If it was stolen, why would she contact you?"
"You must be trying to get some benefits from me." Miss Li smiled: "I understand very well what they think. If you steal the box and see that there is nothing in it, you can use it to get some rewards."
Nangong Baiye played with the dog's tail grass in his hand: "Miss Li is good at telling people's fortunes, but what if she picked it up?"
"Picked it up? I didn't do anything to her." Ms. Li spoke very kindly: "My box is quite important. Since she can return it, no one will lose anything."
Indeed, nothing is lost...
only.
Nangong Baiye whispered: "Xi Xi committed suicide."
"Ah?!" Miss Li exclaimed in surprise, reaching out to cover her thin lips: "She, how could she..."
Nangong Baiye's hands on her legs clenched and then unclenched: "I never understood why she would commit suicide before. In fact, I still don't understand it now, but it is generally clear that she is using death to express her ambition."
"My lady didn't do anything to her. She just went to the Yamen to file a trial, and she committed suicide?" The maid behind Miss Li screamed strangely: "Who is this person? His mental endurance is so poor!"
Nangong Baiye raised her eyes: "Your young lady really doesn't care about her, but I can tell you that she didn't steal the box." After saying that, she stood up and glanced at Qu Luo, who was still thinking about his romantic debt:
"Leave, or do you want to stay here and continue your romantic affairs?"
Upon hearing this, Qu Luo immediately smiled evilly at Miss Li: "Farewell."
Miss Li blushed: "Well..."
…
After coming out of Li's Mansion, Nangong Baiye did not go back to the inn, but went to Demon Niang's brothel and asked for three pots of Nuerhong.
Drinking pot after pot.
But not drunk.
He leaned down on the table and said, "I can't help her."
"Yes." The demon girl took the wine bottle and shook it back and forth.
Nangong Baiye's hands on the table were clenched and opened, and she just looked at her palms blankly: "I can't shut people's mouths. Even if she commits suicide, some people will say that she has poor endurance.
This is just a misunderstanding. Everyone has different ideas. Sometimes the simpler it is, the easier it is to be criticized. Some people said that she shouldn't leave the noodle shop and should just wait there. I guess Xi Xi didn't expect it at all.
There is such a mess and there is no way to explain it. If she..."
"If she wasn't a knife showman, would the waiter in the shop just talk nonsense because he looked down on her? If she was a lady like Miss Li, would she still be criticized?" The Demon Girl interrupted her: "That's the fact.
Little Thief Ye, you know better than anyone else, don’t you? The importance of power, money, and wealth."
Nangong Baiye nodded: "Well, money is everything. You must be able to show off, otherwise you will be played to death."
"Then why are you crying?" The demon girl stretched out her hand and touched her face with her fingertips.
Nangong Baiye sniffed: "I am sad, I am also an orphan!"
"Orphan?" The Demon Mother glared at her: "What nonsense are you talking about, Miss Nangong San."
Nangong Baiye wiped his face: "Do you have anything to eat?"
"What are you doing?" The demon girl raised her head, wondering if the topic had changed too quickly?
Nangong Baiye touched his stomach: "I'm hungry after crying for so long. The food digests too fast."
"You just shed a tear!" How long?
Nangong Baiye lied: "The main reason is that I have been brewing my feelings for a long time. You go quickly and get more meat. After eating, I will pack it up so that I can feed the little cat later."
"I didn't tell you earlier that it was for my godson." When the Demon Lady heard that she wanted to feed Xiao Miao, she went to the kitchen in person and asked the cook to prepare all the red and colorful dishes.
For example, tomatoes and scrambled eggs.
For example, stir-fried shredded eggplant with tomatoes.
For example, stir-fried carrots with tomatoes...
After the food was served, Nangong Baiye threw down his chopsticks, leaned back, put one hand on the back of the chair, and said nonchalantly: "Where's the meat? Here's the meat I want!"
The Demon Lady glanced at her lazily: "Xiao Meow loves tomatoes, you are just a companion, understand?"
have to!
She is now living with less and less status.
Nangong Baiye raised his chopsticks to take a few bites. He spent most of the time drinking and didn't eat much.
I'm still thinking about Xi Xi...
She thought she would never learn from Mr. Tang's calmness.
That kind of person is calm when faced with difficulties, strategizing and firm on his feet.
However, although she is not strong, she is not weak either.
Put aside all distracting thoughts.
What can Xi Xi's suicide bring to that person?
etc……
Way to die!
Generally speaking, it is difficult for people who commit suicide to ascend to heaven.
Not even the God of Death would accept such a ghost.
Usually, they become lonely ghosts wandering the world.
But until now, she has not seen Xi Xi’s soul...
why is that?
Could it be said that... the soul is still in the body!
Nangong Baiye narrowed his eyes, opened his backpack, took out a tattered Taoist book, and flipped through more than seventy pages before finding any records in this regard.
There are very few statements about the inseparable soul, only a few words.
No wonder there is so much resentment surrounding the corpse.
Her soul has not left yet.
According to records, if this resentment persists.
The soul will change in the first seven days, and there will be no way to save it, and it will be difficult to recover...
Nangong Baiye's eyes flashed: "This is the art of crying to the sky. It uses grievances to destroy the guardian spirit. But anyone who has accused Xi Xi will be doomed. It is really a smart way to achieve the goal without using a knife."
"I don't understand your crying skills, but Xixi has never thought about dealing with anyone. This is not what she wants." The demon mother said very decisively: "Even if those rumors made her very painful, but she
The point is definitely not to hurt anyone."
Nangong Baiye hummed, but felt a little worried in his heart.
She checked the body and found that Xi Xi died three days ago.
In other words, there are less than four days left before the first seven days...
…
"Master, there is news from the Yamen. All the confessions about Xi Xi's case have disappeared." The eunuch's usually calm tone was a little more hasty.
The man sitting on the soft couch was stunned and put down the porcelain cup in his hand: "Haha, I thought she would wait until the investigation information came out. It turns out that all the ramblings before were done for me to see. It's really... Haha, we can't underestimate it.
"
"Master, if Nangong Baiye intervenes, will the Crying Heaven Technique..."
The man raised his hand and interrupted the eunuch slowly: "Even if she knows that this is the crying spell, you don't have to worry. Even I can't guess what Xi Xi wants. If you want to break this spell, you must first do it.
I understand Xi Xi’s thoughts.”
"That's what the master said." The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "According to the master's plan, Nangong Ni has given up on looking for the ring and the corpses in Persia, and has started to have other ideas."
The man chuckled lightly: "Ah, human being."
The eunuch didn't speak. He knelt on the ground and lowered his head a little further.
"There are no clues about those Persian corpses?" the man asked solemnly.
The eunuch's face turned pale: "I've searched all over the capital, but I still haven't found it. Could it be that those corpses escaped?"
"That's not a corpse at all." The man laughed coldly.
The eunuch didn't understand: "What is that?"
The man picked up the tea cup and blew in the hot air inside. Amid the smoke, all he could see was his glowing red eyes: "That's a vampire..."
…
Snap!
Outside the palace, at the Hei family, Nangong Xiaomiao patted the wooden table with her soft little paws: "Hei Xiaosi!"
The young master of the Hei family had no expression on his face and didn't even look at him. He was sitting on a wooden chair and commanding the group of servants, showing everyone's style.
Nangong Xiaomiao curled up her little mouth and complained: "Don't always break the rope. It takes a lot of effort for me to tie the bow."
Servant:......
My young master is gentle enough for you to tie him up, but you still want him not to resist?
It’s unreasonable!!!
After Hei Si explained the matter, he slowly closed the account book in his hand and said without any fluctuation in his voice: "Basically, that's it, you guys stand down first and don't make any mistakes. If anyone causes me any more trouble, we'll have a duel."
Little servant:......
They were blind just now, they actually thought that the young master had become gentle, wuwuwu~
Wait until everyone has left.
Hei Sicai sighed and stretched out his arms helplessly: "I'll let you tie him up for a while, and we'll have to watch him at night."
"No more!" Nangong Xiaomiao threw away the rope and rolled her round eyes: "Hei Xiaosi, where do you think my mother will go? She didn't come back all night, huh."
Hei Si shook his head.
Nangong Xiaomiao dragged her chin with her little hands and suddenly stood up: "I have decided!"
"Huh?" Hei Si raised his eyebrows, why is this kid so crazy?
Nangong Xiaomiao smiled slyly: "In order to give mother a surprise, I decided to confirm by myself whether His Highness Seventh is my father!"
Hei Si:……
Believe me, your mother will never think that it is a surprise, it is more like a shock!
"Well, that's it!" Nangong Xiaomiao seemed to agree with her point of view. She nodded her little head, then stuffed a dozen tomatoes into her arms, patted her chest with her little hands, and said in a very manly and heroic manner:
"Let's go into the palace!"
Hei Si didn't move at all: "I won't go."
"Hei Xiaosi, you!" Nangong Xiaomiao smacked her teeth cutely: "If you don't go, how can I enter the palace? The palace doesn't let strangers in, you have such a good face, you have a pass."
Hei Si's eyes turned cold as he wanted to take advantage of this little bastard, and a fierce aura surrounded him: "No!"
"You have to go even if you don't want to!" Nangong Xiaomiao was not afraid of him and shouted bluntly.
Hei Si thought, what kind of child is this? He is not afraid of anything, he is just being spoiled!
"You don't go, you don't go..." Nangong Xiaomiao bit her mouth, buried her head and rushed out: "I will go by myself, and then let the guards in the palace beat me to death. Do you remember this next year?
Just burn paper money for me when the time comes, I love money the most, remember."
Hei Si: "Come back here without wearing a cloak. Where are your shoes? You don't want those little feet anymore, do you?"
The voice was cold. Master Hei, who was listening to the noise outside, stared in fear and stepped back. His Ice Boy would definitely go crazy, absolutely!
really.
Bang!
The stool in the Hei family's living room was kicked to pieces.
Nangong Xiaomiao stood there blankly, her big eyes were red, her little ears were drooped, and she was very aggrieved: "Why are you so angry? You hate me, I can't leave."
Hei Si's little chest was heaving, and he put one hand on his side, clenched it, and said nothing.
Mr. Hei coughed twice: "Little girl."
"I'm a handsome guy!" No matter how sad she is, Nangong Xiaomiao never forgets to defend her gender!
Mr. Hei hummed twice: "I'll help you teach that ice boy of mine a lesson!"
"Who asked you to teach Hei Xiaosi a lesson? If you dare to hit him, please try..." Nangong Xiaomiao said while sniffing: "I will suck you dry!"
When Hei Si heard this, he quickly walked over and touched the little man: "Don't pay attention to my dad, he is like that."
"Yeah!" Nangong Xiaomiao nodded heavily.
Mr. Hei was dumbfounded:...
Damn it, he obviously came in to stop the fight!
Why, how come someone who is not human inside and out turns into him in the end?!
"Then can I go to the palace?" Nangong Xiaomiao wiped her eyes.
Hei Si nodded: "Yes."
"Then can you follow me?" Nangong Xiaomiao asked quietly.
Hei Si put on the cloak for him: "Yes."
Master Hei shouted: "Hey, hey, Bing boy, you can't spoil me like this. This is not how you raise a child! Also, if you want to enter the palace, you can't walk there, go in a soft sedan! Don't freeze.
…”
Black Butler:......
…
The soft sedan stopped when it reached the east gate. You had to walk the deepest part of the palace.
The young master of the Hei family often comes to the palace, and the eunuchs and maids are all familiar with him, but it is rare for him to hold a child in his hand like this.
Could it be that Master Hei's concubine has given birth again?
Have you been hiding and not showing up?
A eunuch was curious and ran over and asked, "Master Si, who is this?"
"My brother." Hei Si said while greeting Nangong Xiaomiao.
The eunuch looked at it for a moment and said, "Then you came to the palace this time to ask for a title for this young master?"
Every male member of the three major families, especially the Hei family, will receive a personal title from the emperor.
Hei Si shook his head: "I'm here to find His Highness Seventh."
"Your Majesty the Seventh Highness?" The eunuch's eyes rolled: "I'm afraid His Highness may not be free. Today, the Emperor even announced to His Highness that he was preparing for his marriage to Miss Rui'er. The Devil's Palace replied that His Highness will not be available until tonight.
Got time."
"Is His Highness the Seventh Prince getting married?" Nangong Xiaomiao, who had been keeping her little head buried, revealed a pair of round eyes, very cute.
The eunuch looked at those eyes, stunned, and then nodded: "Well, yes, I heard that the emperor is planning to hold a big wedding this time, and the whole country will celebrate it."
"Is that so..." Nangong Xiaomiao tightened her little paws, but she didn't expect His Highness Seventh Prince to be quite popular.
Hei Si tugged at the little man: "Then shall we go back?"
"I won't come back." Nangong Xiaomiao shook his head. This is what he thought. If the Seventh Highness was not his father, he would go to his wedding to eat and drink for free. If he was his father, he would give this to his mother.
Castrate the ungrateful man! Make a fist!
Hei Si didn't know what the little man was thinking and continued to pace forward.
When they arrived at the Demon Palace, the sun was about to set and no eunuch dared to follow them.
Nangong Xiaomiao has been to this place before. He almost went crazy before, but now that Honghong is there, he is not afraid anymore. He leads Hei Xiaosi in with familiarity.
Compared with day and night, the Demon Palace was much quieter. Even the servants in black were gone. Except for the sleepy vampire bat above the head, there was nothing around.
Hei Si held a torch in one hand and held Nangong Xiaomiao in the other. His handsome little face was full of caution.
According to the rules, no one can break into the Demon Palace without reporting.
Especially during the day.
Those who disobey the order will be responsible for the consequences!
He still remembered his father saying that someone had come in unruly before, and even the body was shriveled in the end...
"Hei Xiaosi." Nangong Xiaomiao didn't know why she stopped. Her little finger pointed to the darkness near the ground: "Let's go there and have a look."
"Yes." Hei Si led the little man, always alert to the vampire bats above his head.
What he didn't know was that the reason why those bats didn't attack them was entirely because the little man next to them greeted them as soon as they came in... showing their fangs!
Squeak...
Nangong Xiaomiao pushed open the carved wooden door in front of her with her small hands, and what came into view was a dark carved coffin...
A message to readers: Six Thousand, the usual three updates have been combined into one chapter, and the progress is already very fast, ahem... there are just too many stories, and I can’t finish them all at once. Chew on, girls who have worked hard to follow the article, hold on