Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

Chapter 156 Criminal Methods

Feng Jia recalled the night when the man lost his sight because of her daughter's tragic death. But now, before the seventh day after her daughter's death, Zhou Langyi is living with her daughter's classmates in a small courtyard. It's really ironic.

Moreover, from what Jiang Yun had found out, this Song Shu came to the capital a year ago. Maybe she was already Zhou Langyi's mistress a year ago.

Just after lunch at noon, the servant brought another message. The handwriting on the letter was obviously written by Jiang Yun.

[The young minister will personally handle the adultery case, so don't worry, Miss Nine.]

【Song Shu has examined her and found that she is a girl and pregnant.】

Song Shu was the mistress of Zhou Muqi's father. It was confirmed that she was a woman, and there was evidence that she did not die on the day Wang Dun died.

All these things reminded Feng Jia of one thing: her reasoning was wrong, Song Shu was not Lu Xun.

But how could it not be him?

Feng Jia was worried about this for three days. That night, she still couldn't figure it out. She was sleeping on the couch in the yard and looking at the moon. Suddenly, there was a slight sound beside her, as if something had gently fallen to the ground.

The light from the hanging lanterns was not enough to illuminate the entire yard. Feng Jia only saw a vague shadow that seemed to be coming towards this side from the backyard. The shadow was running very fast and was in front of her almost in an instant.

Feng Jia smiled slightly, his hands were faster than his brain, the long whip on his waist fell steadily into his hand, and he whipped it towards the man. With a ding, the long whip hit the short blade, emitting a dazzling fire.

"It's me." said the man.

The sound was like the sound of gurgling spring water hitting bluestone.

Feng Jia relaxed his body, immediately retracted the whip in his hand and tied it around his waist again.

"Brother Yunyu?"

Li Yunyu walked out of the darkness. He was still wearing the night outfit, with the hood covering his head and face so that his features could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of distinctive ink-colored eyes were exposed.

He came so quietly that even his own secret guards didn't notice him. One can imagine how profound this man's kung fu is.

Feng Jia thought about this and sat up from the bench, smiling: "Brother Yunyu, you came to see me so late, do you have any clues?"

Li Yunyu sheathed the short blade in his hand and shook his head. "According to the clues you provided, I found that the letter was indeed written by Xie Hui to Xie Qian, but the person behind it has not been found. I came here today to ask you if Xie Hui has done anything unusual recently."

"No," Feng Jia also shook his head. "In the past few days, apart from attending court, he has locked himself in the study. He has never gone out and has never seen anyone. It's just that... the secret guards I arranged were discovered by him and wiped out. Although he didn't know it was me, it has aroused his vigilance, so I will not arrange new secret guards to go there within a month."

Li Yunyu nodded: "No problem."

Feng Jia said slowly: "Brother Yunyu came here to talk about this?"

Li Yunyu didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she came back to her senses and said, "Zhou Langyi is going to take Song Shu as his concubine. The wedding banquet will be arranged for tomorrow."

Feng Jia sighed, "Zhou Langyi's only daughter died, but at this critical moment, his concubine is pregnant. This can be said to be a blessing in disguise. I know that he is marrying Song Shu. The mansion has received the invitation two days ago. Tomorrow I will go with Old Lady Musk to attend the wedding banquet."

“It’s just weird.”

Feng Jia frowned and continued, "First of all, Song Shu's identity is that she is Zhou Muqi's classmate, one generation lower than Zhou Langyi, but she is willing to be the mistress of a man who can be her father. Let's say she admires Mr. Zhou's power and money, then the timing is also very strange."

"She got pregnant right after Zhou Muqi died, and they are going to hold a wedding banquet right after the seventh day after Zhou Muqi's death. If you count it, tomorrow is the fourth day after Wang Dun's death, which is also the fourth cycle of the rebirth formation."

Li Yunyu's dark eyes drooped slightly: "You mean, Lu Xun will kill someone again tomorrow?"

"But Song Shu is a woman, which means these cases are not necessarily related, and it is not necessarily Lu Xun who killed people."

Feng Jia picked up a cup of hot tea and drank it all, then said: "No, I have to think so, because it is too coincidental. Whether it is Zhou Muqi, Gu Weifeng, or Wang Dun, they are all related to the Zhou brothers and sisters. I always feel that I have missed something."

Feng Jia turned around and paced in the yard, muttering, "I missed something, I must have missed something..."

What exactly was missing?

Just as I was racking my brains, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a shadow appearing on the courtyard wall.

That was the bright yellow lantern hanging on the eaves, casting a shadow on Li Yunyu.

"What's wrong?" Li Yunyu felt something strange and was about to turn around, but his arms were gently grabbed by someone. Then, a faint scent of wisteria unexpectedly rushed into his nose and was inhaled into his lungs.

The woman's hands were extremely soft, and her palms were warm. Her warmth formed a sharp contrast with the coldness of Li Yunyu's arm, making him feel a little uncomfortable. His breathing was inexplicably choked. He wanted to break free, but as soon as he moved, his arm was straightened again.

"Don't move, Brother Yunyu."

This sentence was like a spell, and Li Yunyu was instantly unable to move. Was it a witchcraft? Was it the witchcraft she performed in the forest that day?

"Look." Feng Jia placed a little force on his arm with her palm, her tone filled with anxiety and excitement.

Li Yunyu's eyes swept lightly across her fair face.

The curve of her face looked soft and smooth under the lantern. She had long eyelashes, a high nose bridge, slightly upturned lips, and her thin earlobes were not pierced like other women. They were very clean.

She blinked her eyes slightly, and at the moment when she was about to turn her head, Li Yunyu retracted her gaze and looked into the distance.

On the courtyard wall, the shadows of two people were cast on the wall by the light behind them; their shadows overlapped and could not be separated at all.

That strange feeling came again, and Li Yunyu felt like he had no strength at all.

It turned out that he was poisoned.

"Shadow?" Li Yunyu said.

"Yes, it's Shadow!" Feng Jia's face was filled with excitement, "I finally know what method Song Shu used!"

As he was thinking this, the door creaked open and two servants came in holding tall buckets with steam coming out of them. The one leading them, dressed in the clothes of a first-class maid, was Qingshu.

"Girl, the hot water is ready."

Feng Jia subconsciously glanced to her side, but Li Yunyu had disappeared.

He is really elusive. She shook her head and smiled bitterly.

Two servants went into the house to prepare hot water. Qingshu helped Feng Jia walk inside and said, "Miss, it's been such a long time since you sent Song Huai to investigate the case, and there's no news. Do you want me to send the secret guards out to look for him?"

"No need." Feng Jia shook her head. She was still very confident in Song Huai's martial arts.

The bathtub was filled with hot water. The master did not like to be served while bathing, so the two servants went down with a tactful look. Qingshu placed the clean clothes on the folded small table and quietly left.

Feng Jia was the only one left in the room. The mist was rising and Feng Jia felt extremely hot and stuffy. So she reached out and pushed open the window, and the stuffiness was relieved a lot.

Outside, the moon is bright and silent.

The moment Feng Jia took off her coat, she seemed to hear some noise. She subconsciously looked out the window, but it was pitch black outside and she could not see anything.

She didn't care much about it, took off all her clothes, and slid into the bathtub. The hot water wrapped around her body, driving away the sleepiness bit by bit.

On the other side, Li Yunyu stood on the top of the courtyard wall with a flushed face and his heart beating like a drum.

How can this woman be so bold?

Don’t you close the window when taking a shower?

Li Yunyu closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and was about to leave, but after thinking for a while he stopped and two heart-clearing pills fell from his sleeve into his hand.

With a slight flick, the two open windows not far away closed steadily.