Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 21 Begonia

  Duan Yunwan appeared in front of Xin You like a frightened bird.

   "What's wrong with Cousin Qing looking for me?"

  Xin You signaled Xiaolian to step back, and handed over a cup of tea: "Cousin Wan, drink tea."

  Duan Yunwan picked up the teacup and unconsciously exerted force on her fingers: "Cousin Qing, can I speak?"

  Xin You took a sip of tea unhurriedly, with a leisurely attitude, but the words he said were like thunder: "I see that Cousin Wan has been restless these days, is it because she is worried that I will remember that day when I fell off the cliff?"

  Duan Yunwan shook her hand, and the tea spilled out, but she didn't care, she stared at Xin You: "Cousin Qing, what does this mean?"

Xin You leaned slightly, and looked straight into the other person's eyes: "I've already remembered, why is Cousin Wan pretending to be confused? If you're not worried at all, how come Qingying can't even cover her makeup now? Oh, it's harmful Can't sleep well?"

"I didn't, you're talking nonsense, you—" Duan Yunwan was flustered, looking at those clear black eyes that seemed to be able to reflect people's hearts, those words of defense were blocked in her throat, and finally she could only say, "You... What do you want?"

Xin You bent her lips: "I originally wanted to go to my grandmother to expose you for harming me, but after thinking about it calmly, I have no grievances with Cousin Wan, and even after I came to Shaoqing's Mansion, Cousin Wan took good care of me, and she has no reason to treat me Killer..."

  Duan Yunwan listened to Xin You's words without saying a word, tears fell down her cheeks.

"When I saw Cousin Hua several times, I could always feel that Cousin Hua was dissatisfied with me. I asked Xiaolian, and it turned out that Cousin Hua was worried that I would marry my eldest cousin. My eldest aunt is a decent person. If she is satisfied with this marriage, she will definitely marry her." Will restrain Cousin Hua." Xin You smiled, "So I think that the one who is most dissatisfied with this marriage is actually the eldest aunt, and this is her motive for instigating Cousin Wan to harm me, right?"

   "How do you know!" Duan Yunwan's eyes widened a little, as if meeting the person in front of her for the first time.

  Xin You lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "If I can't remember anything, I naturally don't know anything. Now that I think of something, it's not difficult to deduce it."

  Duan Yunwan was stunned for a long time, and suddenly covered her face with her hands: "I don't want to, but I can't help it! My mother is trying to manipulate me with my marriage, I dare not disobey her."

  She grabbed Xin You's hand, and her eyes were full of pleading: "Cousin Qing, please don't say it, give me a way to survive, I just want to marry smoothly, and I don't have to rely on others..."

  Xin You let the other party grab her wrist, her voice became cold: "Sister Wan Cousin is a smart person, don't you think it's not me who really doesn't give you a way out."

  Duan Yunwan looked dazed, as if she didn't listen.

   "Does Cousin Wan know about the rumors outside?"

  Duan Yunwan shook her head.

  She has been in a trance for the past few days, not paying attention to things at home, let alone outside.

   "Rumors say that my falling off the cliff and startling the horse were all artificial, and the Shaoqing Mansion wants to occupy my family wealth..."

  Duan Yunwan gasped in shock.

  It's not that she didn't think about the reason why her aunt asked her to harm her cousin. She was surprised how such a rumor came about.

  Xin You fixedly looked at Duan Yunwan: "With such rumors, my aunt is worried that I will recover my memory. What does Cousin Wan think she will do?"

  Duan Yunwan opened her mouth, her mind went blank.

  Xin You's tone was calm, and she made a cruel guess: "She can kill me for money, and she can kill for reputation. Cousin Wan, do you know that your life is at stake?"

   "Me, what should I do?" Duan Yunwan asked subconsciously with a pale face.

   "Expose the crimes of the eldest wife in public. Cousin Wan was persecuted. Even if she tells the truth, she will be punished, which is better than losing her life."

   "No way!" Duan Yunwan shook her head vigorously, unable to accept the way of telling the truth, because she stood up too anxiously and swayed, and supported the table with both hands to stabilize.

   "I, I say goodbye..."

  Duan Yunwan walked out with weak feet, Xin You watched her stumbling back, and did not speak again.

   After Duan Yunwan was sent away, Xiao Lian walked in and asked while wiping the table: "Girl, the eldest lady doesn't want to expose the eldest wife, what shall we do next?"

Xin You smiled: "Some people are lucky and don't shed tears when they see the coffin. Duan Yunwan's reaction is not unexpected. Xiao Lian, you continue to pay attention to the rough woman in the big wife's courtyard every morning, and report her clothes to me. .”

   "Yes." Xiao Lian moved her lips, wondering why she should pay attention to the dress of a rough envoy, but she didn't ask in the end.

   After all, she and the new owner didn’t grow up together. She respects and adores her, but she won’t talk about everything and be intimate with her girl.

   As for Xinyou, she never thought of being intimate with Xiaolian.

  Those who were close to her are gone. It was enough for her and Xiaolian to trust each other.

   Another two days later, on the way to Ruyi Hall to pay her respects, Xiao Lian whispered about the clothes of the rough envoy woman surnamed Zhao.

   "Are you sure she is wearing a Ruyi head silver hairpin?"

   "I'm sure. The servant girl has carefully looked at it."

  Speaking of which, fortunately, the girl let her stare at a poor woman.

Although this rough envoy is from the Da Tai Dao's courtyard, she doesn't live in Yaxin Yuan, but lives in the back room with the low-ranking servants of other courtyards. It is not so convenient to investigate.

  Ruyi head silver hairpin—

  Xin You said silently in her heart, and when she arrived at Ruyi Hall, her eyes quietly fell on Duan Yunwan.

  Duan Yunwan wore an apricot-colored pleated skirt today, perhaps to enhance her complexion, with two pink crabapple flowers in her hair, she looked much more energetic than the previous few days.

  As if aware of Xin You's gaze, Duan Yunwan tilted her head to avoid eye contact.

  Xin You looked back and sighed inwardly.

   It seems that today is the day.

  Duan Yunwan was murdered in front of her eyes that day. She sent someone to the garden to watch for two days, and she felt that this was not the way to go.

  It's too stupid and too passive to guard so foolishly.

  She carefully recalled the scene she saw, and finally thought of how to determine the date of the incident.

  In the picture, she saw both the victim and the perpetrator, and as long as the victim and the perpetrator were dressed in the same clothes as in the picture, it was almost certain to be that day.

  Xin You closed her eyes, and the picture slowly emerged in her mind.

  The startled koi, the face floating out of the water, and the scattered petals of begonias.

  Back to Wanqingju, Xinyou told Xiaolian: "About the third girl for me."

  After noon, Xin You was waiting behind the row of flower stands in the garden, and Duan Yunling arrived as scheduled.

   "Cousin Qing is looking for me at this time, what's the matter?" Duan Yunling asked in a low voice after Xiaolian and Ning Cui, the maid brought by Duan Yunling, moved aside.

  Xin You could tell from Duan Yunling's reaction that this sudden invitation made the other party quite uneasy, and this made her more sure of her guess.

  Duan Yunling is an insider.

  (end of this chapter)