After bidding farewell to the county lieutenant, Jiang Si and his party quickly left Qingniu Town.
After the rain, the trees on both sides of the road looked particularly vigorous, and the rich green looked like flowing watercolors.
The smell of damp earth blew in my face, and the sound of horse hooves on the muddy road slowed down the progress of the carriage.
"Hey, aren't those the Li brothers and sisters?" Jiang Zhan pulled the reins and raised his hand to point.
There was a group of people under a big tree not far away, led by the Li brothers and sisters.
The brother and sister lived in Dayang Town, not far from Qingniu Town. After all, the children of wealthy country families were not as spoiled as the noble ladies and young men in the capital, so the whole group, including Miss Li, walked.
Yu Jin glanced coldly in that direction.
This kid is so scared that he pissed himself, could it be that he still has some evil intentions?
Glancing sideways at the carriage, Yu Jin's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that he is going to complain to Asi?
Master Li did not dare to look at Yu Jin at all, and waved hurriedly to Jiang Zhan: "Brother Jiang, my sister wants to say goodbye to your sister."
Yu Jin's expression suddenly turned ugly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The little bastard has grown up and knows how to get close to others through his sister. But Ah Si is not willing to pay attention to strangers who are being attentive to him for no reason.
“Stop—”
The one driving the carriage was Lao Qin. Upon hearing Jiang Si's order, he immediately pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.
Ah Man opened the car door curtain and helped Jiang Si get out of the car.
"Second brother, wait a moment. It's rude not to return the favor. They are waiting here to say goodbye to me. I will go over and talk to Miss Li."
Jiang Zhan certainly wouldn't stop him, but just warned Ah Man: "Hold on to your girls, be careful of the slippery road."
Yu Jin touched his nose with a gloomy face.
When Jiang Si walked over, Miss Li came up to him with her skirt lifted up and spoke first: "Miss Jiang, let's go over there and talk."
Jiang Si looked at Miss Li carefully.
She was still haggard, with dark circles under her eyes and pale lips, like someone who had just recovered from a serious illness, but there was something unclear in her eyes.
Jiang Si was confused.
Considering that Miss Li in Lingwu Temple was trying to avoid her, what was her purpose in waiting here?
The two of them walked to the side of the road with their own thoughts, gradually distanced themselves from Jiang Zhan and the others, with Ah Man following not far behind.
Miss Li stopped beside a willow tree and glanced at Ah Man with the corner of her eyes.
"Ah Man is my confidant, Miss Li, you can say whatever you want."
Seeing that Miss Li was still hesitating, Jiang Si reminded her, "Let's say goodbye. If we send the maid away, others might be suspicious."
This sentence dispelled the other party's idea of getting rid of Ah Man. Miss Li spoke hesitantly: "I just thought of something about Miss Chi——"
"What's the matter?" Jiang Si remained expressionless, but he was inevitably excited in his heart.
The more detailed the story about Miss Chi, the better.
Although she felt that Miss Chi was the latest victim, what if she was wrong?
Lord Zhen arrived in Beijing and stayed at the post house on May 19th, so she didn't have much time left.
"I want to ask Miss Jiang something first."
"Miss Li, please speak."
Miss Li's lips moved, and she clenched and unclenched her hands, obviously a little nervous.
Jiang Si waited patiently.
"Has something happened to Miss Chi?" Miss Li finally mustered up the courage to ask the question that was lingering in her mind.
Jiang Si was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
Miss Li's face turned even paler: "She——"
I never found out how she was doing.
After experiencing the tragic death of her lover, the girl became extremely sensitive and fearful of death. She was even more afraid that this misfortune would befall someone she knew, even if that person was just a chance acquaintance.
"I'm here to help her." In the end, Jiang Si had no choice but to say this. Whether the other party believed it or not was up to them.
Miss Li remained silent for a long time.
"Miss Li, what do you want to say?" It was Jiang Si who broke the deadlock.
Miss Li stared into Jiang's eyes and chose her words carefully: "Maybe I remembered it wrongly. After all, I didn't spend much time with Miss Chi. I always felt that she...she was somewhat similar to Miss Jiang..."
"What?" Jiang Si's heart sank and he couldn't help but recall the appearance of the female corpse.
It was too dark at night and she was busy looking for clues, so she didn't pay much attention to the young Jewish face.
Who could bear to watch such a tragic scene any longer?
Are they similar? Jiang Si asked in his mind.
"It's not that they look alike, how should I put it - their facial features are somewhat similar. How about this, I'll draw Miss Chi's appearance for you to see."
Jiang Si was delighted: "Miss Li can draw a portrait of Miss Chi?"
Although she did not notice any resemblance between the female corpse and herself on that murderous night, she still remembered the general appearance of the female corpse. If Miss Li could really draw Miss Chi, she would be able to confirm whether they were the same person.
Miss Li was quite pleased with herself: "I have had a teacher at home since I was a child. I haven't learned anything else well, but I am decent at painting. It's just that I don't have paper and pen now--"
"I have some in my car."
Jiang Sigan simply invited Miss Li to get on the carriage.
"Fourth sister——"
Jiang Si poked his head out of the carriage and pleaded softly, "Second brother, Miss Li and I hit it off right away. Let's talk a little more. If you're bored waiting, go to the roadside with Master Yu and have a rest."
"It's not boring, you guys go ahead and talk as long as you want." After being asked by his sister, Jiang Zhan smiled with his white teeth, pulled Yu Jin and left.
Yu Jin glared at Jiang Zhan in frustration.
Does this person have any principles left?
Although Jiang Zhan didn't know Yu Jin's true thoughts, he could see his dissatisfaction and laughed, "Since Fourth Sister has spoken, why not go along with her wishes for such a small matter? Oh, Brother Yu Qi, you don't have a sister, so you don't understand."
Yu Jin rolled his eyes silently.
He has no sister? He has so many sisters that it's scary to tell them.
It was precisely because he had a younger sister that he found it difficult to understand Jiang Zhan’s thoughts.
How come the older brother has no authority at all? At a time like this, he should just put on a stern face and take his sister away.
In the carriage, Jiang Si had already prepared his pen and ink.
Miss Li was indeed quite talented in painting, and it did not take her long to sketch out the image of a young girl.
Jiang Si couldn't help but bite his lip.
After seeing this painting, she was certain that the person in the painting was the female corpse in the garden!
Unlike the female corpse's eyes wide open in despair, the girl in the painting has delicate features and a pair of eyes that look intently, and she actually looks a bit like her.
A chill rose from the bottom of Jiang Si's heart, accompanied by overwhelming anger.
She will definitely make sure that the Prince of Changxing gets his comeuppance.
Jiang Si left the painting behind and sent Miss Li away.
The carriage reached the official road, which was much easier to drive. As they were about to reach a fork in the road, Jiang Zhan turned his head to Yu Jin, who was riding side by side with him, and said, "Brother Yu Qi, it's a rare trip for you. I want to take my fourth sister to go somewhere else. Are you planning to go back to Beijing?"
The young man smiled harmlessly in the sunshine: "It's okay to go back to Beijing. I want to go shopping with my second brother Jiang."