Chapter 356
"A young scholar, whose name remains unknown, was met by Qin Kai while dining at Taotie Pavilion," Du Qian said. "Qin Kai noticed the scholar's refined manners and was eager to make friends, so he shared a table with him for dinner. The two of them enjoyed a lively conversation, and Qin Kai offered to pay for the meal. The scholar said he couldn't eat his meal for free, so he asked him to write a character and then read his fortune."
Whenever Xiao Jingfan hears the word "scholar", he will think of the Thousand-Handed Scholar.
Just because you eat someone's food and then tell their fortune is indeed something the Thousand-Handed Scholar would do.
He hurriedly asked, "What does the scholar look like?"
Du Qian actually asked, but Uncle Fu did not go with them that day and had never seen the scholar in person. Judging from Qin Kai's description, he should be a handsome young man in his early twenties.
In his early twenties, his age was just right. Xiao Jingfan felt more and more that this was the Thousand Hands Scholar, and asked again, "Do you know where that scholar went?"
Du Qian shook his head. "Qin Kai and the scholar had agreed to go to the Pear Garden to listen to an opera the next day, but the scholar didn't go. Qin Kai even sent people to look for him in the city, but there was no trace of him."
Although he had expected it, Xiao Jingfan still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Chu Liuzheng silently crossed out another alias of Thousand-Handed Scholar, secretly sighing that this person ran so fast, it seemed like he was everywhere.
Du Qian said, "Uncle Fu also mentioned something. Lord Jiang once gave Qin Kai a box to keep and told him not to open it at any time. Shortly afterwards, he dismissed Qin Kai and forgot to take the box back."
"After Qin Kai bought the house, he placed the box in a secret compartment in his study. Only he and Uncle Fu knew about the existence of the compartment. Uncle Fu opened the compartment when he was looking for the note, but found that the box had disappeared along with Qin Kai. He suspected that the group had come to Qin Kai just for the box in his hand."
"That doesn't make sense." Chu Liuzheng shook his head. "Qin Kai has been bewitched by that group, even ignoring the poisoning of his wife. If they want the box in his hand, shouldn't they just let him take it out?"
You can't be obsessed with it one moment and not the next, right?
"I asked Uncle Fu the same question just now," Du Qian said. "Uncle Fu isn't sure whether that group ever asked Qin Kai for the box. Ultimately, all this is just speculation. If we want to know the truth, we'll have to find Qin Kai first."
Feng Jing curled his lips: "I'm afraid by the time we find him, he will have become a corpse."
The words are filled with dislike for Qin Kai.
No matter what the reason was, Qin Kai actually trusted the person who killed his first wife. Even if his brain was eaten by a pig, he would not do such a thing.
Although these words were said with some emotion, judging from the group's ruthless killing style, I'm afraid it will really become a reality.
At this moment, Chen Xing and Lu Fei, who had returned from the Qin Mansion to pay their respects, walked in one after another.
"Young Master." Chen Xing saluted Xiao Jingfan, and everyone could see clearly that she was holding a round object in her arms, wrapped in a cloak, so they couldn't see what was underneath.
Xiao Jingfan waved his hand to let her get up and asked, "What's the situation?"
Chen Xing said, "The person in the coffin is still breathing, so he must be alive."
Lu Fei also said: "I saw that person's eyelids trembling."
Since both of them said so, the fake Qin Kai in the coffin must be a living person without a doubt.
But this is strange. Du Qian said: "That group went to so much trouble to create a fake Qin Kai just to make him pretend to be dead. What's the purpose?"
Others were also thinking, it couldn’t be that they were just holding a funeral to receive gifts, right?
While everyone was guessing, Chu Liuzheng poured a glass of water for Chen Xing and the other two.
Chen Xing thanked him with a smile, put the things in his arms on the ground, and drank from the cup.
Chu Liuzheng glanced at the round lump at her feet and asked curiously, "What is this?"
"This?" Chen Xing bent down and pulled the cloak wrapped around him, revealing what was underneath.
It turned out to be a reddish-brown round jar, less than the height of the calf. Under the dim moonlight, it inexplicably looked like it was covered with a layer of blood.
Chu Liuzheng's eyelids twitched, and his voice couldn't help but pierce: "Where did you get this jar?"
"It was taken by the Qin Mansion." Chen Xing blinked, "Can't take it?"
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Is this a question of whether to take it or not?
Chen Xing thought Chu Liuzheng felt it was inappropriate to take it for free, so he quickly added, "I'm just curious about what's inside. I'll return it after I've taken a look."
She really didn't mean to steal the jar, and it wasn't worth much.
Feng Jing pointed at the jar and asked, "Have you opened it and looked at it?"
"Isn't it too late?" Chen Xing felt that everyone's expressions were a little strange, and asked doubtfully, "Is there something wrong with this jar?"
"Maybe." Mitsuki repeated Uncle Fu's words to her.
The corpse didn't scare Chen Xing. Instead, her eyes lit up and she bent down to open the jar to take a look. Mi Yue quickly pulled her back and asked, "Why did you suddenly bring back a jar?"
"Well, it's a long story." Chen Xing kicked the jar with his toes, making a crisp sound. "Isn't it strange to put a living person in a coffin? I thought there must be something hidden in the Qin Mansion. Now that I'm there, shouldn't I take the opportunity to investigate?"
Everyone nodded, it was indeed worth checking.
Chen Xing said, "So I used the excuse of going to the toilet and quietly walked around the Qin Mansion. I didn't find anything and was about to leave when I suddenly saw a man and a woman coming out of the wing room. They were talking about how it was almost time, and there was a strange smell coming from them."
"I was curious, so after they left, I climbed in through the window to see what was inside. But it was pitch black and I couldn't see a thing. I didn't have my night pearl with me, so I had to use a tinderbox to light the way."
She stopped here and didn't say anything further. Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but ask, "And then?"
"Then I was discovered." Chen Xing pouted and kicked the jar at his feet. "I heard footsteps coming this way, so I had to grab a nearby jar and climb out the window. The jar was difficult to hide, and it was not convenient to go through the main door, so I had to signal to Guard Lu and climb over the wall to leave."
Everyone: “…”
Even after being discovered, you still didn't forget to take the jar. You are really something.
Du Qian was worried: "Wouldn't the missing jar alert the enemy?"
Chen Xing said firmly: "No!"
Everyone looked at her with that look, what did you do?
Chen Xing said, "Sister Liu Zheng said she wanted to eat pickled fish. When I passed by the kitchen, I happened to see a jar of pickled vegetables. The pickled vegetables were very tasty, so I just grabbed one."
She added deliberately: "I left some money."
Now everyone stopped looking at her and started looking at Chu Liuzheng.
Chu Liuzheng's innocent face.
She lost her appetite after being shaken by the carriage, so is it not okay for her to just eat something sour?
Chen Xing said, "I've checked. The pickle jar is about the same size and looks similar to this jar. It's hard to carry both jars, so I left the pickle jar there, thinking I'd bring it back when I return this one."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Although she was very touched, it was just a jar of pickled cabbage, there was really no need to take it from the Qin Mansion!
Chen Xing picked up the jar again and looked at everyone: "Can we open it now?"
"Open it later." Xiao Jingfan instructed Zhou Yuande, "Go and invite Abbot Jiang over."
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