The hall seems closed, but in fact there is a gentle breeze blowing and the sound of gurgling water can be heard.

The two turned their heads and took a closer look, only to find that there was a water trough less than two feet wide at the edge of the palace, with clear water flowing in it.

The light of the night pearl also fell into the water, like a shining galaxy.

For a moment, it was difficult to tell whether this was a palace or a place of imprisonment.

Su Xiaoxiao pinched Wei Ting.

Wei Ting looked at her strangely.

Does it hurt?

Su Xiaoxiao asked with her eyes.

Um.

Wei Ting answered with his eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao: Then it’s not a dream.

Wei Ting: “…”

But even if it was a dream, Su Xiaoxiao would never have thought that there was a person living in an abandoned mine.

The aroma of osmanthus cake and butter wafted through the hall.

Those guards really sent poison, and sending snacks was not a cover, they really wanted to give it to this person.

But isn’t it a bit too generous to put it in a food box? “Why are there so many people here today?”

The man asked with his back to the two of them.

He didn't look back, and the brush in his hand didn't stop at all.

The two could roughly tell that he was painting a landscape, but they couldn't see the specific details.

After all, it's too far.

The man waited for a long time for the footsteps to approach but finally realized that something was wrong.

He paused his pen and turned to look in the direction of the stone gate.

When he saw two young men dressed as miners, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

But soon, his expression became serious: "You are not mine slaves."

No way, this guy has such sharp eyes that he can see it at a glance?

Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting were also very brave. No matter where this place was or who he was, they just walked over without any hesitation.

The stone door behind him slammed shut with a bang.

Wei Ting put away the flashlight in time and handed it to Su Xiaoxiao unnoticeably.

Su Xiaoxiao took it and threw it into the pharmacy.

pharmacy:"……"

The man turned up the light on the table, stared at the two of them, and asked suspiciously, "Who are you——"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Do you believe me if I say we came here by mistake?"

man:"……"

From a distance just now, I thought he looked very thin when I saw his back.

When I got closer and took a closer look, I found that he was about the same age as Cheng Sang, and the years had left traces on his temples and face.

But his facial features and bone structure are very handsome, and it is not difficult to imagine how handsome and suave he looked when he was young.

Perhaps due to lack of sunlight, his skin was transparently pale, and the blue veins on his forehead were clearly visible.

While Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting were observing the man, the man was also observing them.

Both of them had their faces changed so their true appearance could not be seen.

However, after the man's gaze swept across the two of them, it fell back on Su Xiaoxiao's face.

He raised his palm and covered Su Xiaoxiao's small face, leaving only her forehead and a pair of beautiful eyes and eyebrows exposed.

Su Xiaoxiao let him look openly.

After a while, he put down his hand and said softly: "Your eyes remind me of someone."

"Who?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

He smiled softly: "Ms. Cheng, the eldest lady of the Cheng family."

Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting exchanged glances.

Wei Ting took her and sat down opposite the man.

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Do you know Cheng Sang?"

The man said, "Before I answer your question, I need to know what your relationship with her is."

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and decided to take a gamble: "She is my grandmother."

A hint of surprise flashed across the man's eyes again.

But if you look closely, there is also a bit of confusion.

He smiled, picked up the brush and drew two more strokes, and said without any sadness or joy: "So many years have passed."

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Are you imprisoned here?"

The man said, “I guess so.”

Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled: "What do you mean by considered?"

The man sighed, "It's complicated."

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Let me change the question. Have you been here all these years?"

The man said, "Yes."

He must have been imprisoned.

Su Xiaoxiao asked again: "Do you know my grandmother?"

"I know her." The man paused and said, "She was here before. She was about your age at that time."

Su Xiaoxiao is eighteen years old this year, but she looks young, only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Cheng Sang probably hadn't gone crazy at that time.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "What is she doing here? Do you remember the specific date?"

The man shook his head: "I don't remember the exact date, I just know it was spring, the season when snakebone flowers bloom."

Su Xiaoxiao murmured, "That's February to March."

The man looked at Su Xiaoxiao deeply and said, "You know a lot about snake bone flowers."

This man is very sharp and perceptive.

You can analyze clues from any sentence.

But why was such a person imprisoned here? Su Xiaoxiao took back the initiative: "You haven't told me why my grandmother came here?"

The man said, "She didn't come here on her own. She was tricked into coming here and fell into the mine. I happened to pass by... and rescued her."

He hesitated when he spoke of passing by.

Su Xiaoxiao boldly guessed that he was not passing by, but wanted to escape.

But halfway through the journey he heard a cry for help and turned around to save the person.

There was no need for him to tell this lie, because with Cheng Sang around, his lie would be easily exposed.

"Cheng Sang, is she... okay?"

He asked hesitantly.

"Not good, she's crazy."

"Crazy?" The man was startled. "Why?"

His shock didn't seem fake.

Su Xiaoxiao no longer hid the truth: "Her newborn baby was diagnosed as stillborn. After losing her daughter, she became a little crazy. However, I suspect that the reason for her madness is not only the shock of losing her daughter, but also may be related to what happened in the mine. Since you saved her back then, do you know what happened to her?"

The man recalled: "She stayed alone in the dark mine for three days and three nights. She must have been quite frightened. But...her madness...maybe it was related to me."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

The man put down his paintbrush and whispered, "She saw me. There are only two outcomes for her: either she will die or go crazy."

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Are you saying that she was driven crazy by someone?"

The man sighed, "I'm just guessing. I always feel that she is not the kind of person who will go crazy easily."

Su Xiaoxiao seemed to be thinking deeply: "If your guess is correct, the death of my daughter was just an opportunity. Someone took advantage of this incident to make my grandmother completely crazy. To outsiders, she seemed to be too sad..."

The man said ashamedly: "It was me who harmed her."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't say anything.

If the man had not lied, she would not blame him.

Because if he hadn't saved Cheng Sang, Cheng Sang would probably have died in the mine.

The question is who is he?

Why would Cheng Sang be silenced or driven crazy when he saw him?

Wei Ting's ears moved: "Someone is coming!"

The man instantly became alert, and signaled the room on the left with his eyes, and said to the two, "You go to my bedroom! I'll handle it!"

The two of them got up and left.

The man picked up the teapot on the table and poured water around the table, including the place where Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting had sat.

Boom.

The stone gate opened.

The person who came was Mu Tan, the head of the Mu family.

Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting stood behind the door, observing the movements through the crack.

Mu Tan came alone.

He first gave the man a perfunctory bow, and then seemed to be planning to sit down opposite the man.

But when he saw the water stains all over the floor, he frowned and had to stand there.

Su Xiaoxiao secretly admired the man's wit.

She and Wei Ting had just sat there, so the cushion must still have the warmth of their bodies remaining.

If Mu Tan sat on it, he would definitely notice something.

Since Mu Tan saluted him, regardless of whether it was perfunctory or not, it at least showed that the man's status was higher than Mu Tan's.

By the same token, he should be above Xue Ping and Old Man Feng.

Wei Ting looked around and signaled Su Xiaoxiao with his eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao followed his gaze and saw many picture albums hanging on the wall.

Three of the paintings are of Cheng Sang, but they show Cheng Sang when he was young.

Cheng Sang was so beautiful at that time.

She is beautiful and graceful, like peach and plum.

This is a portrait from many years ago, and the paper has turned slightly yellow.

But it is not difficult to see that the mood when these paintings were painted was full of admiration.

A light bulb suddenly lit up in Su Xiaoxiao's mind.

Her mother was born in winter, and Cheng Sang met the man in spring.

If it happened in the same year...

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide.

Could he be his own grandfather? Suppose, Xie Yunhe was cuckolded, or he became the scapegoat as soon as he got married.

When he learned the truth, he became furious and was determined to get rid of the "evil seed" who brought shame to him.

When she returned as his granddaughter, Xie Yunhe refused to recognize her.

Because even if she was the real Cheng Su, she was not his, Xie Yunhe's, child.

This is very possible!

Su Xiaoxiao felt that she had discovered the truth!

However, she is a rigorous person and must base everything on evidence.

She touched a intact hair with a follicle at the head of the bed and quietly wrapped it with a handkerchief.

Over there, Mu Tan exchanged a few words with the man.

He took out a small porcelain bottle, took a few drops of the man's blood and left.

Su Xiaoxiao asked Wei Ting to go out first.

She went into the pharmacy and had a genetic comparison between her hair and the man's.

It didn't happen so fast.

She left the pharmacy first.

Wei Ting was asking the man, "Why did Mu Tan take your blood?"

The man looked at Wei Ting seriously and said earnestly: "I told you not to ask too much about me. Otherwise, you will be the next Cheng Sang."

The two have been out for too long, and it's time to go back. Otherwise, they will be exposed in front of Xue Ping and the other two, which will be detrimental to the subsequent investigation.

They pushed the cart to the door.

The sergeant who picked up the money asked unhappily, "Why did you take so long?"

Wei Ting said calmly, "They just called us away and asked us to move several truckloads of ore."

The sergeant had just picked up some money and was in a good mood: "Let's get to work!"

The two men pretended to do it for a while, and then slipped away when no one was paying attention.

On the way back to Xiaozhuyuan.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Wei Ting, could he be my grandpa?"

Wei Ting recalled the man's expression when he warned him, and said seriously: "You can check it out, but I always feel that his identity is not that simple."

Crying, Kawen Ka is bald, please give me a monthly ticket to comfort me 　　 　 (end of this chapter)