Xinyou was silent.
Do you want her to tell He Qingxiao that she was the fish that slipped through the net in the murder case in the valley?
But without giving a reason, to He Qingxiao she was the murderer of his assassination, and he would not let her go either.
She looked deeply at the man close to her.
He has an appearance that even a woman can't match, and he looks nothing like burly or strong, which makes people subconsciously underestimate his own strength.
Xinyou was annoyed by his impatience, but he would not avoid the consequences of failure.
"Master He is now sure that I am the one who attacked you. Why don't you take me to the Yamen for questioning?"
Xin You's avoidance did not surprise He Qingxiao, and there was no anger on his face: "The officials in Jinlin Guard Prison are all officials who have committed crimes. Miss Kou should treat me like this out of personal grudges. I feel that privately It would be more appropriate to resolve.”
"What if I can't give a reason?"
He Qingxiao raised the corners of her lips slightly, and her tone could not be heard to be sarcastic or self-deprecating: "He shouldn't be so disgusting that he would take my life for no reason, right?"
His eyes were clear and his expression was calm, showing no trace of anger or harshness towards the assassin.
Facing him like this, Xin You knew that if he said too much, he would alert the enemy, but he couldn't help but ask: "Master He, what happened during his trip to the south? What kind of blood did he see?"
He Qingxiao immediately asked: "Is what Miss Kou did yesterday related to this?"
Xinyou's silence made him understand the answer.
"Sorry, the trip to the south is under the emperor's order and cannot be disclosed to the outside world."
"Did you kill whoever the emperor asked you to kill, regardless of whether that person was good or evil?"
This time, He Qingxiao was silent.
Xin You also raised the corners of her lips: "So it's not unusual for some grievances to want to take Mr. He's life."
He Qingxiao's inquiring eyes fell on the girl's face. He really couldn't think of any connection between the trip to the south in early summer and the girl Kou who was living in Shaoqing's Mansion after her parents died.
Maybe, he should check Miss Kou's parents?
After this thought flashed through his mind, He Qingxiao's eyes returned to calmness: "Since Miss Kou doesn't want to say it, I won't force it. I just hope that Miss Kou will stop right now so that it doesn't end badly."
Xinyou was startled.
Did He Qingxiao not intend to pursue this statement?
Seeing her doubts, He Qingxiao smiled: "To be honest with you, Miss Kou, I am naturally sharper than ordinary people. Although I encounter more accidents, most of them can be avoided. If you want to take my life just by yourself, I'm afraid It’s a little difficult.”
"I can't figure out why Mr. He said this to me."
"Probably because I hope that every time I come to the bookstore, I can just read books instead of getting into a tense situation with Miss Kou."
There were obviously some outrageous reasons, but Xin You found them to be very reasonable.
This is a choice that Mr. He, who often reads books, would make.
"Miss Kou, farewell." He Qingxiao left the girl with a complicated expression and strode away.
After a long time, Xin You walked out from the depths of the bookshelf and went to the east courtyard without saying a word.
When shopkeeper Hu came over, he saw Liu Zhou humming a little tune while working, and asked in confusion: "What happy thing happened to you?"
Liu Zhou grinned widely: "It's okay, it's okay, I just think our bookstore has a bright future."
Mr. He and the owner of the bookstore talked quietly for a long time, which was far beyond the relationship between ordinary guests and the owner of the bookstore. If Mr. He becomes their uncle in the future, the bookstore will have a big backer.
Although Shopkeeper Hu didn't know that the young man's thoughts were flying to the sky, he agreed with this sentence: "You don't have to say, work hard."
He Qingxiao arrived at the Yamen and ordered his men: "Check the status of the parents of Kou Qingqing, the cousin of the Shaoqing Mansion."
Not long after, his subordinates reported the preliminary investigation to He Qingxiao.
"Kou Qingqing's father is named Kou Tianming. His father is good at business and has accumulated a lot of wealth. However, he only has one son, Kou Tianming. The people close to him died or dispersed in the troubled times. Later, when the world became stable, he only reunited with one tribe, but In terms of blood relationship, they are very far apart. Kou Tianming and his wife Duan only have one daughter, Kou Qingqing..."
The subordinates told the general situation of the three members of the Kou family, focusing on Kou's father: "Kou Tianming was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Xingyuan. He was transferred to the prefecture of Wanyang four years ago. On the way to his appointment, he stumbled and fell into the river——"
He Qingxiao raised his hand to signal his men to stop first.
"Wanyang?"
He thought of that evening at the bookshelf, when Miss Kou was about to leave, she asked him if the destination of his southern trip was Wanyang.
Wanyang must be a very special place for Miss Kou, and it was Wanyang where her father went to work four years ago.
"go on."
"After the bad news of Kou Tianming's accident came back, Duan couldn't bear the shock and died of illness. Before his death, he sold his family's property and sent his only daughter Kou Qingqing to Beijing to join her maternal grandfather's family..."
Even if his subordinates didn't tell what happened next, He Qingxiao also knew a little bit about it.
After thinking for a moment, He Qingxiao made a decision: "In-depth investigation into the situation when Mr. Kou took office."
Four years had passed, and Jinlin Guard was not omnipotent. He Qingxiao didn't think he would be able to find anything, but Miss Kou's attitude towards him did arouse his curiosity.
besides--
He Qingxiao paused in thought, but did not avoid his true thoughts: He did not want Miss Kou to treat him as an enemy.
He hoped that Qingsong Bookstore would always be a place where he could relax a little despite the storm in the morning, and that the owner of the bookstore would silently ask the clerk to submit new travel notes as before, in return for his simple help.
Although Xin You couldn't figure out why He Qingxiao didn't pursue the case, she didn't look for trouble. She quickly adjusted her mentality and decided to have some contact with Zhou Ningyue again.
Overhearing the conversation between Zhou Tong and his wife that night, although Zhou Tong said that he did not know the attitude of his superiors, he might have lied to appease his wife.
Whether Zhou Tong knows or not will determine her future plans.
Compared to the lively and fun-loving Ji Cailan, Zhou Ningyue didn't go out much because of her leg injury or her quiet nature. The first person Xin You saw was Ji Cailan.
It was not difficult to induce Ji Cailan to come looking for it. As soon as a notice with the approximate sale date of the lower part of "Painted Skin" was posted on the outside wall of the bookstore, the news spread.
Qingsong Bookstore was surrounded by a swarm of Imperial College students, which made the clerks at Yaxin Bookstore opposite become red-eyed.
Seeing that the waiter's ambition was extinguishing his prestige, shopkeeper Gu sneered: "It's just a temporary glory, why are you panicking?"
The little girl was still not calm enough, so she revealed the sale time of the second part of "Painted Skin" early, just in time for them to prepare well.
Xin You hid in the reception room connected to the library and ignored the bustle outside until Ji Cailan stepped into the door of the library two days later.
"Master, your friend is here." Shitou had already been warned by Xinyou, and when he saw Ji Cailan coming in, he ran into the guest room to report.
Xinyou stood up, pulled the hem of her clothes and walked out.
"Sister Ji is here."
Ji Cailan was surprised by Xin You's appearance: "Sister Kou is here! I heard that the second part of "Painted Skin" is on sale, so I couldn't help but come and take a look."
"Sister Ji comes in to talk."
Xin You took Ji Cailan into the guest room.
(End of chapter)
