Qin Zeng checked the entrance of the cave, glanced at the frightened Li Qingyi, and said, "There is nothing else in the cave."
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief when they heard this.
Changqing looked at Qin Zeng questioningly, "Sir, would you like me to go check on those craftsmen? After the house is repaired, no one has come into this yard."
"Yes! Someone has come in!"
It was Mother Jiang who spoke.
Everyone looked at her.
Mother Jiang said: "When the girl was paying her dowry that day, Mother Tong and a few girls next to the old lady were first ordered to come here to lay out the new house. Later, there were not enough people on the dowry side, so Mother Tong and the others were called out again. Our talents have come to the new house to work as servants."
Li Qingyi and Qin Zeng looked at each other and said, "So, as long as one of them knocks on the wall here while no one is paying attention, a crack can be made."
"But how do they control when the centipede crawls out?"
"Just give a certain amount of medicine to the centipede and let it fall into a deep sleep. Once the effect of the medicine wears off, the centipede will wake up naturally."
Isatis was horrified: "Is it really made by craftsmen?"
"That's not necessarily the case. The craftsmen are here to repair the house, not to build it. If there is no problem with the wall here, the craftsman will not bother to redo the wall."
"So, what the girl is saying is that before the craftsman came to repair the house, someone put the sleeping centipede into the hole and sealed it?"
Li Qingyi looked at Qin Zeng, and Qin Zeng nodded: "I think so too. Since the Queen has sent people here, she must have checked the root cause and will not just let anyone get in front of us and tamper with us. Besides, this wall If the surface has been repainted, you will know just by asking."...
He glanced at Changqing, who handed over his hand and said, "I'll confirm it right now."
Before leaving, he wrapped the centipede's body in cloth and took it out. He must also be investigating the origin of this thing.
After the centipede was taken away, the girls in the room relaxed.
Li Qingyi said: "When the craftsmen entered the Zhenbei Palace to repair it, the old lady and the others were still on the way, but the Zhenbei Palace still had some servants to guard the house, so they had every chance to do this. The question is, who asked them to do it. "
Heng Wu hesitated and said, "Mother Tong and the girls around her that day are said to be people close to the old lady."
Hearing this, Mother Jiang shook her head: "I don't rule out that it was the old lady who did it, but it may not necessarily be the old lady. Who knows if the people around her were bribed by someone to do things for others, but put the blame on the old lady."
Li Qingyi deeply believed that, as the old lady hated Qin Zeng very much, she was really firmly blamed for this.
Heng Wu sighed softly: "This happened to the girl on the wedding night, and the following days must not be peaceful. What should we do next? Should the things in this house be restored to their original state?"
Li Qingyi looked at Qin Zeng, "What do you think, sir?"
Qin Zeng looked at the curtain on the ground and said, "Stay unchanged to cope with all changes."
Li Qingyi's eyes lit up, "What do you mean, sir, waiting for people to take the bait?"
"Yes." Qin Zeng responded and looked at the place where the centipede was cut off. There was still some residue of the centipede body and blue-green blood. He said: "This centipede looks like it was raised artificially. Someone will definitely find an opportunity to take it back."
Everyone suddenly realized what he said.
This courtyard has been guarded tightly by Li Qingyi's people since the dowry ceremony yesterday. What happened in the new house now will definitely not be spread.
According to the other party's plan, Li Qingyi was bitten to death by a centipede in the house. There were only two situations after that.
In the first case, Qin Zeng discovered that Li Qingyi was dead, but was not successfully attacked by the centipede. He became angry on the spot and searched for the real culprit who killed Li Qingyi in the mansion, and finally found the person in the old lady's yard.
In the second case, Qin Zeng came back from a toast and found Li Qingyi dead. He went to check and was bitten by a centipede unexpectedly, and died of the same poison.
Qin Zeng is a "eunuch". Even if he is in the bridal chamber at night, he will not "ask for water" or let people come in to serve him. two people
He died silently in the house and no one would notice.
Who would have no time to disturb newlyweds?
By the next morning, someone will definitely find an excuse to come to the new house, either to deliver something or to send a message. A girl will come into the house to pass the news. After discovering that Li Qingyi and Qin Zeng are dead, the visitor will follow them into the house. Check and look for opportunities to retrieve the centipede.
What Qin Zeng wanted to take advantage of was the second situation.
Mother Jiang understood and immediately called Han Jiang and Lianshuang in, along with Woad and Hengwu, "Go and get the girl a new set of bed curtains and bedding to put on. Take these on the ground to the stove pit." Burn it."
After all, the quilt on the bed had been crawled by a centipede, and who knew whether there was any residual venom.
Mother Jiang was thoughtful and the girls immediately took action.
"Fortunately, the second lady asked us to prepare double copies of everything! I was afraid of any accidents, but unexpectedly, I actually used them!"
Li Qingyi looked at Jiang's mother with lingering fear, "Mom will keep an eye on the yard for me tomorrow morning to see who is coming!"
Mother Jiang instructed her mother-in-law to carefully wash off the centipede residue on the ground, and said, "Don't worry, girl, I'll save it for you, old slave!"
The girls moved very quickly, replacing the curtains, wiping the inside and outside of the bed again, and then put on the new mattress.
After everything was packed, Mother Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandma didn't use anything all day, and I also drank a lot of wine. I put the food on the table, and then brought me a bowl of hangover soup."
The girls quickly responded.
After just taking the risk, Mother Jiang saw the girls going out and wanted the young couple to say a few words of respect, so she also retreated outside to take care of other matters.
Qin Zeng looked at Li Qingyi's still pale complexion, and his anger rose again.
Li Qingyi hurriedly took a breath, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, stretched out his finger, and touched the center of his slightly frowning eyebrows, until it slowly became smooth with the strength of her fingers, and then said: "If you survive a catastrophe, you will have good luck in the future. , we will live a good life from now on."
Qin Zeng's eyes showed helplessness, "You actually have the heart to comfort me."
"It's not a relief, it's a sincere statement."
With Qin Zeng here, Li Qingyi's body gradually warmed up and his heart returned to his stomach.
The bridal chamber was finally passed without any danger!
They did not repeat the mistakes of their previous lives!
Qin Zeng saw that Li Qingyi's eyes became brighter and full of hope, and his mood also improved.
"Qingqing."
With the sound of "Qing Qing", the gloom in Qin Zeng's heart was swept away. No matter who it was, the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth, and he survived the strong wind and waves. No matter what conspiracy, open gun or secret attack, she was already his wife. From now on, He had to protect her.
