Just now, Xiangcui heard the old boatman's screams on the boat and expected that he would not survive. Now that he was in good health in front of her, she should have been happy, but thinking about what Miss Xu just said, she couldn't figure out the meaning.
I became nervous again.
"Are you worried that he will die?" Xu Qinghuan looked at Xiangcui.
Xiangcui clenched her hands. Could it be that Miss Xu would resort to lynching to embarrass the old boatman and force him to tell the truth? This was a common method used by wealthy families and yamen. Thinking of this, she calmed down. If Mrs. Xu
The young lady thought that this would be able to restrain her, so she made the wrong idea.
The expected torture to extract a confession did not come, Miss Xu did nothing and allowed the old boatman to make a babbling sound. The old boatman looked at Xiangcui and wanted to say something, but unfortunately his mouth was blocked.
Xiangcui finally couldn't help but said, "Why are you tying him up?"
Xu Qinghuan did not speak, but turned to look at the old boatman: "The wound is under his ribs. Such an injury will only cause him to lose blood and will not be fatal. The wound is not big. It can be said that the control was just right. It left scars and
His life would not be endangered, and the injury would not prevent him from swimming back to the shore.
In this way, he will become a witness in tonight's case, proving that the Shunyang County Prince killed someone and silenced him."
Xiangcui tried her best to control her trembling hands.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Now ask him why he didn't return to the boat to save you since he was not seriously injured."
As soon as Xu Qinghuan finished speaking, Xu Qingan took out the cloth strip from the old boatman's mouth.
Suddenly able to speak, the old boatman stood there stunned, his lips moving but no sound came out.
Xiangcui stared at the old boatman. The old boatman avoided his eyes, lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying: "Girl, don't listen to their nonsense... they are deliberately lying to you... I... I didn't... I want to come back to save you."
But you were caught by them."
Xu Qinghuan said: "Only lies require time and effort to think about."
Xu Qinghuan's calm voice obviously angered the old boatman. He wanted to pounce on Xu Qinghuan ferociously: "You liars, I will fight with you."
As soon as the old boatman's body moved, he felt the hand on his shoulder weighing like a thousand pounds, holding him down firmly. The strength was amazing and would never let him hurt Miss Xu.
"People often become angry when their lies are exposed," Xu Qinghuan looked outboard, "If a person wants to protect you, he will try his best to protect you. How can he rush to escape even if he is slightly injured? And he is standing outside to support the boat. How can he
I couldn't find a boat and followed them. If my guess is correct, you were the one who discovered those people."
Xiangcui's face was ugly. She looked at the old boatman blankly, and then at the soft package of gold and silver on the table. Those things that originally moved and comforted her now made her feel terrible.
"Qiao Shu, who else will die among you? What is the purpose of framing Shunjun Prince's Mansion?" Xu Qinghuan raised his eyes and looked at Xiangcui, "Qiao Shu will not know why you killed her until her death.
Do you resent the powerful? You think they despise other people's lives. What's the difference between you and them? It's not like your hands are stained with blood and you kill others easily, but now you have to be killed by others."
Xiangcui suddenly stood up with a blank look in her eyes: "You lied to me, he couldn't see the ships coming behind him from where he was standing. I...I want to go take a look."
After Xiangcui finished speaking, she ran out of the boat. She walked out of the cabin and stood where the old boatman had been standing. She looked towards the back of the boat. She stood there blankly. After a while, she seemed to have made up her mind, turned around and jumped into the river.
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Xu Qinghuan looked at Uncle Lei.
Uncle Lei said: "Master Han has deployed people and will follow her all the way to see where she will go."
"Sister," Xu Qing'an blocked the old boatman's mouth again, "Where do you think she will go? Looking for the old bustard of Biyun Tower?"
Xu Qinghuan shook his head: "No, she no longer trusts the madam, but she doesn't want to tell me the truth, otherwise she wouldn't have escaped."
Uncle Lei said: "Then what does she want to do?"
Xu Qinghuan looked at the calm river. Whether it was Wang Yun or Su Wan, these people always had a belief in their hearts that they were doing the right thing. When that person recruited people to serve him, he was also taking advantage of their weaknesses to deceive them. Now
Xiangcui has doubts about herself and the people around her. Where will she go?
Maybe she was looking for the person who controlled her and the madam to verify whether everything was true or false.
After experiencing what happened last night, she felt that whether it was in the past life or in this life, the Prince of Shun County might have found important clues, or at least found the right direction, which led to disaster.
…
Li Xu watched Xu Qinghuan's boat rowing forward along the river.
"Follow me," Chang Yue ordered, "I don't understand what relationship Master Han has with the Anyi Marquis Mansion, and why he listened to a woman.
There is no point in investigating the case after all this time. Bringing the suspect back to jail for interrogation is the right way to go. The suspect is just a woman..."
When Chang Yue said this, a strange smile appeared on his face: "There are many things in the prison that can greet her, and she will soon beg for mercy."
Li Xu didn't seem to hear Chang Yue's words, his eyes kept falling on the boat.
"Catch up and ask clearly."
After being tormented all night, Chang Yue gradually lost her patience and ordered the boatman to come forward: "I want to ask Miss Xu what's going on and if she has found anything. Just leave the woman to the Yamen. The rest will be done."
She doesn’t have to take care of it anymore, as long as we are here, we will definitely investigate it thoroughly.”
Li Xu said nothing.
Under Chang Yue's command, their ship docked.
Simply speaking, the Xu family's boat has slowly stopped.
The official boarded the Xu family's boat and quickly came out of the cabin. Also present were the Xu family's nursing staff. They were escorting two people, one was the boatman and the other was the captured criminal.
Chang Yue frowned: "Where are your eldest son and eldest daughter?"
The Xu Family Nursing Home replied: "The woman jumped into the river and escaped, and our prince and the eldest lady also chased her."
"What?" Chang Yue opened his eyes wide and looked at the river at his feet.
The Xu Family Nursing Home continued: "My Lord, please don't be anxious. They will track down the suspect and talk to you at that time."
Chang Yue's expression changed several times and she looked at Li Xu: "Tell me...why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
"I don't want to see you."
Li Xu dropped a word.
Xu Qinghuan didn't want to see them, and was too lazy to talk to them. He would rather swim away.
That woman... got into the river and left them behind, but they kept staring at the ship and chasing after her. It was really ridiculous.
Such a woman.
Li Xu didn't know when, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile.
…
Xiangcui landed on the shore, figured out the direction, and ran forward.
She has walked this road many times, usually to deliver news. Hualou and the merchants can find out all the news in the city, and there is nothing they don't know.
And there are many secrets that wealthy families try their best to hide, and these secrets can also become a means of revenge against them.
But everything is not important now. Xiangcui is eager to know the truth and whether what Miss Xu said is true.
Finally she ran to a yard, but she stopped there. She hesitated and did not go in. Instead, she slowly sat on the ground. After an unknown amount of time, a pair of feet stopped in front of her. She raised her head and saw
Miss Xu’s clear eyes.
Only then did Xiangcui realize that she had made a mistake and brought Miss Xu here.
Xiangcui stood up and hit the wall. Now she had only one chance to die. However, her whole body was held down and she could no longer move.
"Refugees have been resettled here," Han Xun rushed over. "When there was a famine in Jiangyin City, a porridge factory was set up here. These days, people still transport food here to prepare for relief for the victims."
Xu Qinghuan said: "There is always a boss here."
Han Xun shook his head: "It's all wealthy people in the city who voluntarily send food and food."
Xu Qinghuan followed Han Xun to the yard. Sure enough, he saw rice grains piled up in the yard, and someone was cleaning the big pot on the ground. Everything seemed in order.
There was a table in an inconspicuous corner, and a monk wearing a robe was writing something in his notes.
Xu Qinghuan and Han Xun walked over.
"Donor, would you like some rice? We open a porridge factory in the north of the city and help the government to help the people." The monk stood up and performed Buddhist rituals.
