Chapter 36 chapter Ten

When Di Gong returned to the Yayuan, Feng Dainian and Ma Rong were already waiting there.Feng Dainian respectfully sent Di Gong and Ma Rong to the gate of the official office, and ordered them to prepare sedan chairs and send them back to Yongle Inn. In the sedan chair, Ma Rong said: "Wen Wenyuan just lied in the courtroom. However, he did have an appointment with the Yaman surnamed Huang from the Taohua Inn. The Yaman said that they met on the twenty-ninth day of the day, but Wen Wenyuan heard it wrong. Guess Wen Wen When Yuan She met Yaren, he went to Cangchun Pavilion. ——A clerk at the Peach Blossom Inn said that Jia Yubo stayed in the inn for a while, then walked along the path at the back door through the garden to the Qiuyue mansion. He returned to the guest It's almost midnight."

Di Gongdao: "So that's how it is." Then he told Ma Rong exactly what he said to Tao De in the small pavilion of Feng's residence. As soon as the official sedan chair stopped at the entrance of Yongle Inn, the fat shopkeeper stepped forward and saluted, "Mr. Ma, there are two people who came to talk to you in the inn. One claimed to be Jiang Vinegar Salt, and he was waiting in the store right now." Ma Rong said with a smile: "So it's these two brothers. Without ginger, vinegar and salt, I really can't bear it." When the little shrimp and the big crab saw Ma Rong coming over, they liked it very much.Xiao Xia said: "Nothing important, stop by to see Brother Ma Rong."

"You two virtuous brothers, what you said yesterday that Wen Wenyuan had a secret conversation with Mr. Li Lian at the pier, is it true?" "This one is still fake? By the way, do you want to see that plague pig?" Da Xie asked. "No, no. Except to tell me to arrest him and beat him up." Xiao Xia said: "I don't see him now, I'm afraid you and your master won't be able to see him for a while." "What do you mean?" Ma Rong was puzzled. "I have found out that this plague pig is leaving for the capital tonight. He said he is going to contact an antique calligraphy and painting business, so he is in a hurry."

Ma Rong thanked him, and hurried to the Red Pavilion to find Di Gong.Di Gonggong is questioning the fat shopkeeper about the key, but the fat shopkeeper insists that there has only been one key since ancient times.He also asked if the big bed in the red pavilion had been moved.The fat shopkeeper said, he has been running this Yongle inn for fifteen years, and he has never moved a single piece of furniture in the red pavilion.I heard from the older generation of officers that this was the current arrangement twenty or thirty years ago.The Red Pavilion has not changed its layout since it was built.It's just that the few wisterias outside the terrace were planted by him after he took over the shop.It turns out that standing on the terrace can overlook the main hall of Taiyi Temple. ——Red Pavilion has been intentionally turned into an antique since the day it was built, so as to attract more tenants.

After the fat shopkeeper stepped back, Ma Rong told Di Gong what Xiao Xia had said. Di Gongdao: "We can't let Wen Wenyuan get away easily at this time. These cases are all related to him. We will go to the Guilingtang shop to find him in the afternoon. Ma Rong, you go to the Peach Blossom Inn at this moment and call Jia Yubo here. I have a question." Before a cup of tea, Jia Yubo arrived, and Mr. Di gave up his seat in the outer hall. "Mr. Jia, I heard that you lost everything in Hengfeng Village. How can a scholar go to that kind of place? Wouldn't it be insulting to the gentleman."

Jia Yubo hurriedly kowtowed, saying, "Xiaosheng knows his mistakes." "It's good to know it. Chief Feng is so caring and dependent, you don't think about your future, you should also repay him with your love." "To be honest with Mr. Di, Xiaosheng has no intention of fame and wealth. He only wants to write a few poems to spread the world, and his ambition has been rewarded. In the past, Wei Wen said that the great cause of governing the country and the great event of immortality are nothing more than this. Feng Xianggong was full of enthusiasm, Although kindness is as heavy as a mountain, it is not uncommon for Xiaosheng to be regarded as a burden of floating life."

Di Gong was secretly startled, this young man was so indifferent to the world, maybe it wasn't true.However, he seems to lack enthusiasm for Feng Yuhuan's marriage. "Mr. Shangling in the Shijian court didn't tell the truth and lied to the county. What should he do?" Jia Yubo's face turned red and then turned pale: "I don't know where Master Di's words come from?" "After you got off the White Crane Tower, you went to Qiuyue's mansion, and you returned to the Peach Blossom Inn in the middle of the night. In the courtroom, you were still talking sweetly, blindly fooling around." Di Gong had an autumn frost on his face.

"Oh, so Master Di calculated like this." Jia Yubo's tone was not without contempt. "Xiaosheng still felt unwell after returning to the Peach Blossom Inn. He was light-headed and walked along the back garden. He passed a house, but he didn't know that Qiuyue lived in it. It was dark inside and there was no light. But the big restaurant in the garden was singing and dancing. Xiaosheng watched it for half a day, and it was probably midnight when I returned to the Peach Blossom Inn." "What's Mr. Jia's judgment on Qiuyue's character?" Di Gong said loosely.

"That woman has a surly temperament and a sour smell. Xiaosheng hides from him for fear of not being able to catch her. How dare she get involved? I don't believe that a man as sophisticated as Mr. Li would pay a huge sum of money to redeem her as his wife." Di Gong's heart brightened, and he couldn't help but not believe it. ——Feng Yuhuan has such a family and character, this crazy life is not taken seriously, and he is regarded as a burden of floating life, not to mention Qiuyue's gaudy fireworks girl.Then he waved his hand to signal Jia Yubo to back down. Di Gong had just finished his lunch when Ma Rong came. ——He took some time to go to Widow Wang's house and had a delicious meal with Yinxian and the two of them, and they were tender again.Not daring to fall in love for a long time, he hurried to the Red Pavilion, for fear that Di Gong would become suspicious and ask questions.

"Ma Rong, you came just in time. I have already deduced that Tao Kuang, Tao De's father, was killed in this outer hall twenty years ago." "Master, Mr. Tao didn't say that he saw the corpse in the bedroom of the Red Pavilion." "Todd said that he saw his father's body in front of the big bed on the right. Now we have found out that the big bed in the red pavilion has always been on the left and has never moved its position for decades. He must have never entered the bedroom door. Children Seeing that the doors, windows and furniture in the outer hall are all in red, he thought it was a red pavilion, but he didn't know the difference between the outer hall and the bedroom. Todd said that he saw the dead body as soon as he entered the door. Then he returned and moved the body into the bedroom, locked the door and threw the key into the bedroom through the balcony window. This is a complete suicide scene."

Ma Rong nodded perfunctorily, still thinking about the various benefits of Yinxian. "Todd saw that the murderer was wearing a red robe, which could also be explained.—It was dusk at that time, and the sun was setting in the west, shining a dazzling red light on the outer hall. The murderer was probably wearing a plain robe, so it was also dyed red. The child didn't think deeply about it, thinking it was the red robe." Ma Rong thought about it carefully: "But this terrace is covered with thick shade, how can the setting sun shine in?" Di Gong said with a smile: "Didn't the shopkeeper say that the wisteria outside the terrace was planted by him when he took down the inn fifteen years ago. When Tao Kuangshi died, the terrace was empty, and he could see the top of Taiyi Temple in the distance. .——When the setting sun shines, the outer hall is dyed red, which is justified.” Ma Rong also laughed: "The explanation for the red robe is not satisfactory. So who is the murderer? Wen Wenyuan or Feng Dainian, both of them have been to the Yongle Inn, or is it the Jadeite." Di Gongdao: "We don't care who the murderer is for the time being. The murder procedure seems to be reasonable. Looking at Li Lian's death now, it is exactly the same. The outer hall is locked, everyone can come in, and the balcony is connected. He was also killed in the outer hall. The national team did the same, dragged the body into the bedroom, and moved Li Lian's receipt and letter to the bedroom table. From this, I suspected that the murderer was just one person. Twenty years ago, it was a fluke. Now I am Feng Fu again, and the old trick is repeated, and it is through this that I discovered an important clue to the hand I was looking for. "The one who can kill twice in twenty years will definitely not be Fei Cui. She died of the epidemic back then, even if she survived by luck, twenty years later, a half-aged lady, how could she cause another scandal? The courage and strength are not enough Yes. Feng Dainian is the most..." Ma Rong suddenly giggled: "The master judged that the murderer in the two cases was the same, so he did it in the same way. When Li Lian died, his key was still inserted in the keyhole in the bedroom door. No matter how powerful the murderer is, he might not be able to kill him through the window." Throw the key in the lock." Di Gong felt cold and numb at the top of his head, as if his heels were hanging in the air, and he couldn't stand stably. He shook his head and smiled wryly, while sighing frequently. "Quick. Come on, first ask Yinxian." Di Gong finally remembered Yinxian. Ma Rong couldn't help feeling frustrated, and then shook his head and let out a long sigh.

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Notes: Lingering: Reading "Damn Dog" has deep affection.