Chapter 36 Teahouse He saw the name "Deshun" at first sight...

While Su He and Xie Wuhen were making love in the house, Chunlan was steaming mung bean cakes for Wu Sheng in the kitchen.

Although Chunlan has an ugly scar on her face, her hands are very skillful. In addition to needlework and makeup, she can also make delicious pastries.

Wu Sheng was greedy. After eating the cakes made by Chunlan a few times, he often looked for opportunities to hang around her and ask for a few cakes.

Chunlan was in a bad mood today and was too lazy to make fresh food, so she just steamed the leftover mung bean cake from yesterday in an iron pot.

Wu Sheng's mouth was full of flour. He said as he ate, "In this huge capital city, I have never eaten such delicious mung bean cake. Miss Chunlan is really amazing." After saying that, he gave a thumbs up.

Chunlan sat at the doorstep with her head down, ignoring him.

He stuffed the entire mung bean cake into his mouth, then sat on the other side of the threshold, tilting his head to look at her: "Miss Chunlan, what happened? Were you bullied?"

Chunlan shook her head and remained silent.

Wu Sheng suddenly felt proud: "Miss Chunlan, please don't be so formal with me. Not to mention other places, just here in the Xie Mansion, there is no one I can't deal with."

He spoke the last sentence in a low voice.

Chunlan looked at him suspiciously: "Can you handle this, Madam? Can you handle this, son-in-law?"

Wu Sheng choked and smiled awkwardly: "That's the master. The master is not within the scope of our discussion."

"But I'm talking about the master." Chunlan sighed. "My young lady was scolded by the old lady today, and now she's probably being scolded by her son-in-law again. Who can be happy at this critical moment?"

Wu Sheng already knew about the contraceptive soup, so he whispered to her, "Don't worry, the boss won't scold the young lady."

Chunlan didn't believe it: "How could you know?"

Wu Sheng raised his eyebrows and said confidently, "Because the boss likes the young lady, he is so distressed that he can't bear to scold her."

He added, "Besides, the boss is busy investigating cases all day long, so he doesn't have time to care about these trivial matters at home. Why don't we go and make a stop? They must not be arguing now, they must be doing what a couple should do."

What is “what a couple should do”?

Chunlan's face suddenly turned red.

But when she thought about "investigating the case", she couldn't help but ask: "In the case of Mr. Du's murder, have you found the murderer?"

Wu Sheng was a little surprised: "You also know Mr. Du?"

Chunlan pretended to be calm: "I saw him once before when I was accompanying the young lady out."

Wu Sheng said "Oh" without any doubt: "We should be able to find the murderer soon."

Chunlan's heart tightened. "How can it be found out so quickly?"

Wu Sheng stood up, took a piece of mung bean cake and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it while saying, "Because the boss has guessed that the murderer is a servant of the Du family, with this clue, the murderer will naturally not be able to escape."

Chunlan was instantly panicked, but fortunately she was introverted and didn't show it.

She forced herself to remain calm and said, "The Du family is so large, they must have hundreds of servants, if not thousands. Some have come and gone, how can you possibly track down all of them?"

Wu Sheng smiled smugly, "Miss Chunlan, you don't understand. All the servants in a household must be registered with the local government office. These are commonly known as 'market certificates'. These certificates are renewed every three years, so there's no way any of them slip through the net. The boss is currently checking the Du family's market certificates over the years."

Chunlan hurriedly stood up upon hearing this. After standing up, she realized her gaffe and quickly explained: "I suddenly remembered that there are some clothes that have not been washed. I have to go wash clothes first." After that, she left without looking back.

Wu Sheng looked at her departing back in confusion and muttered, "Since you have something to do, I'll eat all the mung bean cakes so that there won't be any left over until tomorrow." After saying that, he chuckled and turned around to continue eating the mung bean cakes.

Chunlan went to the main room first, but the door was closed and the young lady still didn't come out.

She hurried to the back room, found Zhang Xiuhua, and told her everything Wu Sheng had revealed.

Zhang Xiuhua was even more timid than Chunlan. When she heard about this, she almost fainted. "What's going on? What's going on? If the son-in-law can find out about Deshun and Sister Su's tragic deaths from that market ticket, then wouldn't he be able to trace it back to the young lady?"

Chunlan reminded quietly: "But the lady's current identity is Li Shuli."

Zhang Xiuhua's face was still pale. "So what if it's Li Shuli? If the son-in-law finds out that Deshun's daughter also went to the Li family and became the real Li Shuli's personal maid, and if Li Jianye had previously doubted the young lady's identity, the son-in-law... he might not think that the young lady is a fake, and that she is the murderer of Master Du."

The two of them talked back and forth, becoming more and more anxious, and then they simply went to the main house to find Su He.

But the door of the main room did not open for a long time, and they could not force their way in, so they could only wait.

After waiting for a long time for the door to open, the son-in-law followed the young lady closely, and they didn't even have a chance to exchange glances.

Thus, they were unable to tell the truth to the young lady until the couple turned out the lights and went to bed.

The next day, as soon as Xie Wuhen went out for duty, the two of them couldn't wait to go into the house, close the door, and tell him everything that was worrying them.

Su He was washing her face. Upon hearing this, she put down the towel and sat in front of the mirror for a long time.

She thought Xie Wuhen had some abilities, but she didn't expect him to be so capable—he could lock onto the target so quickly.

"So there's such a thing as 'market notes'," she murmured.

Zhang Xiuhua suggested: "Miss, why don't we run away? Take the dowry given by the Li family and find a place where no one knows us and settle down."

Su He shook his head: "Things haven't come to that point yet. Running away rashly will only make things worse. Besides, revenge is not yet complete."

Zhang Xiuhua said with a bitter face, "But with my son-in-law's scheme, I think he'll soon suspect my young lady. By then, I'm afraid I won't be able to take revenge, and I'm afraid even my life will be in danger."

She stared at herself in the mirror solemnly: "Aunt, the reason we can fight with Xie Wuhen has never been a conspiracy."

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled: "What is that?"

She replied, "It's affection, and the trust that comes from it. As long as he has affection for me, he will trust me even if I'm surrounded by danger and condemned by everyone."

Chunlan nodded: "Miss, what you said makes sense."

Then he asked, "What should we do now?"

Su He secretly clenched his fists, his tone still calm and composed: "Let's take it one step at a time."

To get to this point today, her life has been on the line many times.

And this time, she also wants to take a gamble and bet that she will win!

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the young lady is not panicking, then I won't be panicking either."

Chunlan also agreed: "Anyway, from the beginning to now, the lady's decision is right."

The atmosphere in the room finally eased.

Zhang Xiuhua wanted to get up to prepare a meal for Su He, but she saw Fang Yicheng standing on the old locust tree outside the window with a sword in his arms.

She paused and motioned Su He to look out the window.

Su He turned her head and saw Fang Yichen.

She asked Chunlan to guard outside, and then pushed the window open a wider gap.

Fang Yicheng jumped in through the window.

After not seeing her for a few days, he still looked dull. His eyes lingered on Su He's face for a moment, then quickly moved away and looked at Zhang Xiuhua. "Auntie, how are you these days?"

Zhang Xiuhua closed the window quickly: "What can be wrong with me? It's naturally fine."

He added, "Yicheng, I have to warn you. This is the Xie Mansion, with many people watching. You have to be discreet if you come here. If someone catches us in broad daylight, my young lady will be branded as having an affair."

Hearing the word "affair", Fang Yicheng blushed for some reason.

After a moment, he replied, "The Shaoqing is here at night, so I can only come during the day."

Zhang Xiuhua choked, "But...but..."

Fang Yicheng interrupted her: "Don't worry, auntie, no one saw me."

Su He had already poured tea at the table: "Mr. Fang, you've had a hard journey. Come and have some tea."

Fang Yicheng walked to the table, but did not sit down to drink tea. Instead, he took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and said, "This is the antidote for this month."

Su He took the antidote and bowed to express his gratitude.

Fang Yicheng looked at her and said, "Senior Bai asked me to remind you that there are still ten months left."

Su He was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head to express his gratitude again.

He suddenly asked, "Miss, do you need my help?"

He didn't say what he wanted to help with or how he would help, he just asked the question directly.

Su He smiled slightly: "Master Fang, are you trying to make money again?"

He choked and was speechless.

Su He added: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Fang. I like to do my own things."

After all, she was not familiar with Fang Yicheng and did not want to drag him into the game for no reason.

Fang Yicheng said no more, turned around, pushed the window open, and jumped out.

Zhang Xiuhua stared at the open window and sighed, "This kid is as fast as a monkey."

Su He remained silent for a long time.

Then he sat back at the table and drank tea.

During this time, Chunlan came in to report: "Miss, I just heard from people outside that the old lady was about to hang herself, and it was Nanny Han who saved her with her earnest persuasion. Miss, do you want to go to the main courtyard to take a look?"

She replied, "I won't go over. Let Chunlan make some cakes and send them over."

It was obvious that the old lady was looking for a way out today after her harsh words yesterday. She wanted to save face by making a scene. Xie Wuhen really understood his mother's temper.

But she had no time to pay attention to the old lady right now.

She only had ten months left.

Ten months later she would have to fulfill her promise to Bai Jinan and return to Fuzishan.

During these ten months, she had to first get rid of the trouble after killing Du Yuting, and at the same time kill the judge Liu Dazhong and the son of the Shangshu Ling Zhou Yuanze.

Time is running out, but she is determined to win.

At this time, Dali Temple.

As soon as Xie Wuhen arrived on duty, Xiao Liuzi came to report: "Boss, the coroner has made a new discovery."

He ordered, "Call the coroner."

The coroner followed the order and entered the room: "Sir, I found deer blood wine in Mr. Du's stomach."

He frowned, "The wine served by the Chamber of Commerce that day was clearly peach blossom wine."

The coroner replied, "Someone must have deliberately added deer blood to Mr. Du's wine."

He turned around and paced around the room. "Since someone deliberately added deer blood to the deceased's wine, it means that the deceased couldn't drink deer blood wine at all."

He ordered in a deep voice: "Send Liu to the Dali Temple."

Half an hour later, Liu came hurriedly and started crying as soon as she entered the room.

Xie Wuhen had no time to comfort her. He asked Wu Sheng to hand her a cup of tea and asked directly, "I wonder if Mr. Du has any hidden illness?"

Liu initially denied it, "My master has always been in good health. How could he have any...hidden illness?"

He changed the question: "Can Mr. Du drink deer blood wine?"

Liu's face turned pale, she nodded, then shook her head, looking at a loss.

His eyes were sharp as arrows. "Madam Du, it was your husband who was murdered. I hope you can cooperate with the investigation and tell us the truth about what you know."

Liu stammered for a long time before finally telling the truth: "Master... suffers from hypochondria. If he drinks deer blood wine, his breathing will be blocked and his blood vessels will become dilated. That could be fatal."

"Who else knows that Mr. Du suffers from hypochondria?"

"It's just me and my mother-in-law at home. We've kept this a secret. After all, the master is constantly out and about socializing. If outsiders knew he was suffering from hypochondria, they would definitely gossip about him, and it would also... affect the Du family's business."

"Are you really the only two people who know this?"

"Seriously, even for our own sake, my mother-in-law and I dare not tell anyone."

Xie Wuhen was confused for a moment.

Since this matter was kept secret, how did the murderer know about it?

He asked Liu to go back first, and then summoned Liu Dabao again.

After all, as Du Yuting's personal servant, he might have the opportunity to know about this matter.

Liu Dabao still looked respectful and seemed timid, but in fact he remained calm in the face of danger.

Xie Wuhen asked him several times, but he just didn't know the answer to any of the questions.

"Forget it, you can go back first." Xie Wuhen said expressionlessly.

Liu Dabao bowed, turned around and walked out of the house.

Xie Wuhen also stood up and returned to the public housing, continuing to look through the Du family's city coupons.

Although the case is still unclear, there are more and more clues. I believe that we will be able to find the murderer in a few days.

Xie Wuhen held the market certificate and flipped through it from the 20th year of Yonglong. There were many names on page after page, and the real murderer was hiding behind a name on a certain page.

When he turned to the page of the twelfth year of Yonglong, he saw the name "De Shun" at a glance, and under the name it was written "Being beaten to death for disobeying the superiors."

Xie Wuhen's mind moved, and he suddenly found an opportunity...