Chapter 126 If you don’t want others to know, then don’t do it yourself
Aunt Li finally escaped from the evil den of Zheng's mansion. She didn't dare to look back home, so she could only hide in this dilapidated temple and live with beggars.
The sound of heavy footsteps broke the silence of the dilapidated temple.
"Have you seen the child in this portrait?" the man asked, grabbing a beggar who looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.
The beggar was so frightened that his legs kept shaking. He stammered, "No... I haven't seen it."
When the man heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then he threw the beggar aside.
Aunt Li, who was hiding in the corner, suddenly had her eyes light up. Wasn't the person in the portrait that little Gu Yun?
If it weren't for him, Xuan'er would have been adopted into the Anyang Marquis' Mansion long ago, and she wouldn't have ended up like this.
She slowly stood up from the corner, tidied her messy hair and clothes, and then walked towards the man with pretended calmness.
"Sir," Aunt Li's voice trembled slightly, but she tried her best to show a respectful attitude, "I think I have seen the child in this portrait."
When the man heard this, his originally disappointed eyes suddenly became sharp. He turned around and looked up and down at Aunt Li.
"Are you serious?" The man's voice was low and cold, as if it carried a chill.
Aunt Li nodded quickly and said, "Absolutely true..."
Aunt Li wished these people would take Gu Yun away, dead or alive.
The autumn wind blows away the warmth and brings waves of bleakness.
Song Ruyan has been keeping a close eye on Aunt Fang for the past two days. With her determination to never give up until she achieves her goal, she has actually managed to find some clues.
The maidservant beside Concubine Fang is called Fangruo. She looks ordinary on the surface, but secretly has the worst heart.
There was a second-class maid in her courtyard named Xiangxiang. She looked petite and plain, but in fact she was skilled in martial arts.
Every night Xiangxiang would bring the strange man into the Chu family through the back door, send him to Chu Nanxin's yard, and then wait in the yard.
Song Ruyan was afraid of alerting the enemy, so she suppressed her curiosity and impulse and never acted rashly.
After the incident, Xiangxiang would take the man away from the Chu family and then take him to a ruined temple to kill him and silence him.
"Pour a bottle of Phantom Fragrance Shadow-Eroding Powder into the water, and the body will dissolve into dust, leaving not even a residue."
Song Ruyan waited until Xiangxiang walked away before she walked into the ruined temple. There was only a pool of blood on the ground.
She did not stay for long and quickly left the dilapidated temple. She could not wait to return to Anyang Marquis Mansion and told Chu Ruohan everything she had discovered in the past two days.
After hearing her story, Yuling's face turned pale and her voice trembled. "Ruyan, is what you said true? How could the Third Young Miss do such a terrible thing?"
horrible?
The truly terrifying one is Aunt Fang.
Song Ruyan nodded heavily. "It's absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes. The men who came every night were all beggars from around the capital. Even if they died, no one would pursue the matter."
Chu Ruohan, who had been silent the whole time, spoke in a calm but unquestionable tone, "Ruyan, find a way to keep him alive.
Song Ruyan shook her head. "It would be difficult if we don't alarm Xiangxiang."
Chu Ruohan hesitated for a moment and said, "Then send her away. I'll let Ying Qing cooperate with you..."
On the second night, the thick darkness was like a huge piece of black silk, tightly wrapping the entire Chu family.
A hunchbacked man, whose clothes were neat but obviously ill-fitting, walked out of Chu Nanxin's room with unsteady steps.
He had a lewd smile on his face, and his expression was full of unsatisfied feeling.
He usually made a living by begging in the streets, sleeping in the open air, and living a life of hunger and starvation. How could he have seen such a pretty and beautiful girl?
I cry when I'm emotional...
When he thought of the woman's delicate body that seemed to be able to be squeezed out of water, he couldn't help swallowing, and the smile on his face became more intense.
"Girl, next time something like this happens, you must think of me!"
As the man spoke, he rubbed his hands, his eyes full of greed and expectation.
Xiangxiang's already stern face was now even more frosty. She glared at the man fiercely, and her eyes seemed to be able to shoot out ice blades.
"Shut up! Say one more word and watch your head!"
She looked around vigilantly, secretly cursing the man's stupidity, fearing that his loud voice would alarm others and ruin her master's plan.
Looking at his appearance, if his master wasn't in urgent need of an heir, he wouldn't even be worthy of carrying his master's shoes.
The man was so frightened by Xiangxiang's glare that he shrank his neck and quickly shut his mouth. He obediently followed Xiangxiang towards the back door.
Along the way, he was still making wishful calculations in his mind.
Not only can I get a beautiful woman this time, but I can also make a fortune. This is simply a pie in the sky...
The two of them left the Chu family quietly and headed towards the dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Beijing.
The night grew darker and darker, and there was a dead silence all around. Only the sound of their footsteps seemed particularly clear in the silent night.
The beggar happily followed Xiangxiang into the dilapidated temple. As soon as he opened the door, a strong, pungent and disgusting stench hit him in the face. The smell was a mixture of blood and rot, which almost made him vomit.
He subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, with an expression of disgust on his face. He was about to speak, but was forced back by Xiangxiang's sharp eyes.
The beggar suppressed his discomfort, rubbed his hands, and smiled, "Miss, now that the matter is done, isn't it time to give me the silver?"
There was a greedy glint in his eyes, and he was looking forward to getting the generous reward.
Xiangxiang looked at him coldly without saying anything.
A sharp dagger flashed from his waist.
Before the beggar could react to what was happening, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and saw a dagger had been inserted into his chest.
His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He subconsciously tried to cover the wound with his hands, but blood gushed out from between his fingers like a fountain.
"You...why are you..." The beggar's voice was weak and trembling, and his body began to shake.
Xiangxiang looked at him without a trace of pity in her eyes, and said coldly: "With your strength, do you think you deserve to take the silver? Go and dream on!"
The beggar slowly fell down, and at this moment his life was like a candle in the wind, about to go out.
Xiang Xiang took out the Huan Xiang Shi Ying San and poured it down, but she heard a sudden noise outside the ruined temple. She was so startled that her hand trembled and the bottle of Huan Xiang Shi Ying San fell to the ground.
"who?"
After a brief panic, calm returned outside. A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Xiangxiang's eyes, and she turned and rushed towards the door of the ruined temple.
Song Ruyan prepared a basin of blood in advance in case of emergency.
At this moment, she seized the opportunity, rushed out from her hiding place, and poured the basin of blood on the ground with a "splash". The blood splattered and spread on the ground in an instant, creating the illusion that the person had been "turned into bones".
After doing all this, Song Ruyan did not dare to delay for even a moment and quickly carried the beggar on her back and ran away.
At this time, the beggar's breath was weak and his life was in danger. He was breathing out more than he was breathing in.
"Hold on, I'm going to take you away!"
Xiangxiang found nothing, only a wild cat squatting outside the ruined temple.
When she came back, the beggar was no longer in the dilapidated temple. There was only a pool of blood on the ground and the empty incense next to it had disappeared.
Could it be that when the illusory fragrance fell to the ground just now, it sprinkled on the beggar?
Xiangxiang always felt something was not right. How could such a coincidence happen?
His eyes darkened, and he turned and walked away quickly...
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