“If it weren’t for this orchid, we could say it came from three streams flowing in from Jiangnan. But it was precisely this orchid that confirmed to me that this was the stream from the Treasure Pavilion!” Fatty Wang added.
"Do you remember who the man you were fighting with was? What did he look like?" Gu Xin asked.
"They're definitely not as good-looking as me. They're like clotheslines, all white and..." Under Gu Xin's threatening gaze, Fatty Wang shut up.
"If you keep acting recklessly, I'll throw you into the Royal Academy when we get back to the capital. After I tell my father, he won't care if you're too old or not!" Gu Xin threatened.
"No, no, no, I was wrong, Third Miss, I was wrong. To be honest, that man looked like a scholar, tall and thin, fair-skinned. He casually pulled out a stack of silver notes, so he must be from a wealthy family!" Fatty Wang said.
"Didn't you say your uncle served as the prefect of Taizhou for several years, and that you know all the wealthy and powerful people here? You don't recognize this person?" Gu Xin asked again.
“I don’t recognize him. I dare say I recognize most young men of this age; I have a very good memory. But I really don’t recognize this one,” Fatty Wang said, shaking his head.
"Do you know Qi Jiayulang?" Gu Xin asked after thinking for a moment.
"That bastard Qi Moyu! How could I not recognize him? I'd recognize him even if he were ashes." Fatty Wang was stunned for a moment, then said angrily.
He was unaware that Chen Pengyuan had just recognized the corpse as Qi Yulang.
"Really? I should have asked you to identify the body. What grudge do you two have? You could recognize him even if he were ashes." Gu Xin asked with a smile.
"He got me beaten up by my uncle. So what if he's good at studying? What's so great about him? Can he be as powerful as Lord Gu?" Fatty Wang scoffed, then paused, his beady green eyes widening. "What? Princess, what did you say? What do you mean by 'identifying a corpse'? The corpse found in the cave just now was that grandson of Qi Moyu?"
“I don’t recognize him anyway,” said Constable Chen. “The corpse’s face had been slashed many times, it was a bloody mess. Constable Chen recognized it by the wound on the back of his neck. But I still sent someone to the Qi family to call them over to identify the body. Or, you can go to Xiao Qiu’s place later and take a look. A bloody mess is easier to identify than ashes. You can definitely get back to the temple from here faster than someone from the Qi family.” Gu Xin said.
"No, no, no," Fatty Wang waved his hand and shook his head. "He's all bloody and mangled, I'm not going to look! I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep later. But how could he die? I wanted him to see my glorious moments! How could he die?"
Gu Xin rolled her eyes and handed him a torch: "Alright, let's go. Now that we know where this thing came from, there's no need to look for it anymore. But be careful on the way and see if there's anything else."
Fatty Wang took the torch, put the beads and clasp into Gu Xin's bag, and then led the way with the torch.
As they walked, she asked, "Third Miss, is Chen Pengyuan really definitely Qi Moyu's grandson?"
Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, he said that the wound on Qi Yulang's neck was inflicted by him, and that he recognized it."
"Then it's probably true. I actually know about this. I heard about what Constable Chen did three years ago from my aunt and uncle, and they were overjoyed." Fatty Wang said, then sighed, "That bastard is a bit annoying, but he doesn't deserve to die! Who is the murderer? He just killed that heartless man and those two girls in one fell swoop."
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