This time both of them shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.
Mu Yan remained silent, thought for a long time, and said: "Pu Cao, please empty this box and go to a woodworking shop on the street to ask if you can tell if the lock of this box has been picked. Pass."
"Yes." Pu Cao immediately agreed, holding the box and packing it away.
Mu Yan then told Pu Liu, "Everyone who has entered this room in the past few days, especially those who have touched the dowry, must be checked clearly at what time and for what purpose, but no one can tell the clues. ?"
At this moment, Pu Liu also faintly noticed that there seemed to be something hidden in this, and immediately became vigilant, "Yes, I understand!"
*****
Li Qingyi asked Mu Yao to help him pay attention to the movements of the twin sisters, and he went out to Dapudu Temple.
A fire broke out in Dapudu Temple many years ago, and the old lady of the Zhen Mansion almost died in the flames. Aunt He risked her life to save her, even burning her face and losing her unborn child.
But this Aunt He has an ulterior relationship with Mu Yuanchang, the eldest boss of the Mu family.
Li Qingyi suspected that this Aunt He was simply pretending to be someone else through the fire. The real Aunt He should have been burned to death in the fire.
In order to find out this matter, Dawu and Jiang Shun stayed in Dapudu Temple for more than ten days, and finally got a clue.
Jiang Shun came back this morning to report the news, and Li Qingyi immediately decided to go there in person.
The carriage left the alley and headed out of the city. Li Qingyi closed his eyes and fell asleep listening to the clatter of horse hooves, but suddenly he heard Jiang Shun, who was driving the car, suddenly ask, "Master Qin? Do you have something to do with our girl? Do you want to stop?"
Then Qin Zeng's deep voice came, "No need."
Li Qingyi opened the car curtain and looked at him with a smile, "Sir!"
Qin Zeng turned his head to look at her and saw that her eyebrows were curled up in a smile, and his voice couldn't help but soften a little, "Why do you want to go to Dapudu Temple suddenly? Is it because of that person?"
Li Qingyi nodded and looked around. Seeing that there was no one nearby, he whispered: "Although Mu Yuanchang's scandal of terminating his wife and remarrying is unlikely to shake the Mu family even if it is exposed, the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest. It won’t be useless at all.”
She also wanted to do whatever she could to help Qin Zeng.
Qin Zeng seemed to understand her thoughts, and there was joy in his eyes, "I'm with you."
Li Qingyi was surprised with some secret joy, "Sir, aren't you busy today?"
Qin Zeng looked forward, with a straight face and a businesslike expression, "I have something to do at Dapudu Temple."
Li Qingyi gently "bang" to express his disbelief. Is there such a coincidence?
"My lord, if you say this, doesn't it seem like I'm being sentimental?"
Qin Zeng slightly raised his lips, "Oh? What kind of love do you have for me?"
It was rare for Li Qingyi to feel Qin Zeng's teasing, but he actually resisted blushing and deliberately angered him, "Awe, admiration? There are many more! Do you want to hear it, sir?"
Qin Zeng let out a "hum", urged his horse to take a few steps forward, and ran to the front of the carriage.
Li Qingyi chuckled a few times and lowered the car curtain.
*****
Pu Cao moved very quickly. After Mu Yan had lunch, she came back with the box in her arms.
"Girl, the locksmith at the woodworking shop said that this lock has indeed been picked open."
Mu Yan looked at the lock that had been removed and asked, "What else did the locksmith say?"
Pu Cao placed the disassembled lock on the table, "Girl, the lock core has a few tiny scratches, and they were scratched multiple times in the direction of the lock. It was obviously someone who had pried it. .”
Pu Liu was very surprised: "Someone really got into the girl's house and picked the lock. This is too scary! Girl, we must tell the madam about this."
"I have to say it, but not now." Mu Yan looked at the lock and pondered for a long time: "That day we came back to look for Snow Muscle Honey Dew, but we couldn't find it after searching everywhere. Then the eighth sister came here regardless of her injuries. She got what we couldn't find here as soon as she stretched out her hand! Don't you think it's a bit too coincidental? "
Pucao Puliu looked at each other, a little stunned.
"My slaves were confused before. They rummaged through the dossier several times but could not find the honeydew. They thought it was because of the darkness under the lamp... Could it be that this matter was caused by Miss Eight herself?"
Mu Yan realized it later and her lips trembled with anger, "You heard what those two girls said behind the rockery today. Jiu Mei didn't want her to pay for the kite, but she had to pull and pull it to get injured! Then her mother Asked me for Snow Skin Honey Dew, although I had no choice but to agree, I had no intention of cheating. Unexpectedly, Snow Skin Honey Dew could not be found everywhere, causing rumors in the house. She pretended to be a good person to persuade me, but ran out crying to let everyone know. Everyone knows that I 'hid' the Snow Muscle Honey Dew from her! Really...you tell me, what on earth is she worried about!"
Pu Liu hesitated and said: "Girl, don't think too much about it, maybe it's just a coincidence... No matter it is the old lady or the master's wife, they love you both equally. The eighth girl should not insist on ruining your reputation. What good will this do to her?"
Mu Yan was also confused in her heart. Although the two sisters always fought over some things and had unpleasant quarrels, they didn't become enemies, right?
But this matter can’t just be so hazy!
She didn't do it, she just didn't do it! Why should others pretend that she didn't do it?
"Whether it's her or not, there is a thief in my yard! That Snow Muscle Honey Dew must have been put in after I left and before Lao Ba came to see me. Think about it carefully, who has been in there before? This house!”
Pu Liu said in fear: "That day, the girl came back from Asakusa and said she was looking for Snow Muscle Honey Dew. The slave and Pu Cao searched through it but couldn't find it. After that, the girl took Pu Cao to reply to the madam, and the slave brought Red Rose Yuwei in. The search continued in the house until the girl came back, and during this period, no one else came."
"Hongqiang, Yuwei?"
Pu Cao said: "Both of them are born at home. Hongqiang's old lady works in the old lady's yard. Yuwei has a sister who is from the eighth girl's yard. Could it be her?"
Pu Liu immediately denied, "Isn't this too obvious? If Yuwei is accidentally discovered, we will immediately think of the eighth girl. I think Hong Qiang is more likely."
Mu Yan frowned, "Where did the gossip first come from? Did you find out?"
Pucao hissed, "It came from the old lady's yard... The morning after the incident, Sister-in-law Tian from the small kitchen of Changqing Courtyard, Hongqiang's mother, brought the newly made snacks to the old lady. When people taste it, they say, 'Miss Qi is feeling depressed right now, so she will definitely feel better if she eats some sweets. If the old lady thinks it tastes good, my slave will make more and send some to Miss Qi.'"
"The old lady said at first that if you want to give something away, just give it away, so that Xiaoqi and Xiaoba will not be upset again. Then she remembered that Sister-in-law Tian said that you were depressed, so she asked a few questions. Sister-in-law Tian quickly said that she said It was wrong, but the old lady already knew something was going on. When pressed, she said that you had lost some girls because of gossip. At that time, people from various courtyards were in the old lady's room to pay their respects. I had heard something about it vaguely, so As soon as it came, word spread all of a sudden.”
Mu Yan puzzled and said: "Sister-in-law Tian is also an old man who has served my grandmother for many years. If Hongqiang is Bamei's person, then Sister-in-law Tian must be too. What does Bamei want to do?"
