Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 17 Accomplice

  Xin You's words made Xiao Lian confused: "Girl, you said her next target is someone else? Who is she trying to harm?"

  Xin You walked to the window, looked at the fiery sunset in the sky, and said softly: "Kill the person who did something to Miss Kou."

  In the murderer's prediction, Kou Qingqing will surely die if she falls off the cliff, so there is no need to do anything else, it is enough to use time to dilute the traces of the existence of this cousin girl who lives in Shaoqing's mansion.

  Actually, the murderer succeeded, and Kou Qingqing was indeed dead. It's a pity that the other party didn't expect that there would be a person with a similar appearance to Kou Qingqing who would be mistaken for him.

  The "amnesia" of the cousin girl made the murderer anxious to strike again. After failing to succeed one after another and knowing that she wanted to restore her memory, coupled with the rumors caused by Xiaolian's crying in public, it would not be a wise choice for the murderer to attack the cousin girl again.

  Kill the person who pushed Kou Qingqing to fall off the cliff that day, even if the cousin recovers her memory and remembers who pushed her, she can still commit suicide in fear of crime, so as to avoid revealing the identity of the real culprit.

   What Xinyou is not sure now is who did it.

  The gentle and low-key big girl Duan Yunwan?

  The second girl, Duan Yunhua, whose mother and daughter are united as one?

   Or the flashy third girl Duan Yunling?

   "Miss, do you mean that the person who pushed our girl that day was among the three girls?"

   Seeing Xin You nodding, Xiao Lian gritted her teeth and said, "It must be the second girl! Ever since she heard about the old lady's kissing, she has always run on our girl, and she doesn't want her to become her sister-in-law."

   "The possibility of the second girl is actually not very high." Xin You went to the dressing table and sat down, slowly took off the hairpin, "Let's have a look again."

   There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was fine again. Xinyou didn't have to go to say hello to the old lady, and slept until dawn before getting up slowly.

  Breakfast is brought from the big kitchen, steamed buns, green onion rolls, millet porridge and a few dishes of refreshing pickles.

   She had just finished eating and rinsed her mouth when the little maid Hanxue reported that the three girls had arrived.

"please come in."

  Dangling rings, three girls walked in in a blink of an eye. It was still the second girl Duan Yunhua who took the lead, and the eldest girl Duan Yunwan and the third girl Duan Yunling were slightly behind and did not stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

  Xin You saw it, thoughtful.

  She grew up in a simple environment, and she didn't think about it before, but now it seems that in this Shaoqing mansion, the concubine and concubine are quite distinct.

   "Cousin Qing, I heard that something happened to you again." When Duan Yunhua said this, it didn't make people feel concerned, but a bit of ridicule.

  Xin You looked at her, bent her lips and smiled: "It's all my sister's fault, accidents happen all the time, please trouble Cousin Hua to visit me again and again."

  Duan Yunhua was a little eccentric when he heard these words, but looking at those clear and calm black eyes, he became suspicious again.

  A person like Kou Qingqing who can only shed tears should not have the guts.

   "Cousin Qing, you should rest easy and cultivate yourself, and don't go out in the near future." Duan Yunling looked at Xin You fixedly, with a rather serious tone.

  Xin You smiled: "Thank you, Cousin Ling, for reminding me, I see."

   "Cousin Qing looks good, didn't she get hurt yesterday?" Duan Yunwan looked at Xin You and asked.

"No."

   "That's good, we can rest assured that my cousin is fine." Duan Yunwan smiled, "I heard that my cousin came back late yesterday and went to Qianying Mountain."

  Xin You raised his eyebrows slightly, and was about to say something, but stopped.

  In front of her eyes, there was a terrifying scene: the girl was staring at the fish in the pool, and then stretched out her hands behind her, pushing her down suddenly. The water in the pool was not deep, and the girl struggled to get her head out, but those hands pressed her head firmly into the water again.

  The water in the pool was turbulent, the fish were startled away, everything was calm, and the girl's face floated out of the water.

   "Cousin Qing?" Duan Yunwan yelled seeing Xin You in a daze.

  Xin You came back to her senses, stared intently at Duan Yunwan's soft and beautiful face, and had the answer in her heart: it turned out to be her.

   "What is Cousin Qing thinking?"

  Xin You raised her hand and pressed her forehead: "I just heard Cousin Wan mention Qianying Mountain, and suddenly remembered something."

  As she spoke, she secretly paid attention to the subtle changes in the other party's expression.

   "What did Cousin Qing think of?" Duan Yunwan asked calmly, revealing her nervousness by clenching the handkerchief.

  Xin You's tone was casual: "It happened when I was young."

   "It seems that Cousin Qing's memory is about to recover." Duan Yunwan smiled.

  Duan Yunhua frowned: "I hurt my head, is it so easy to recover my memory?"

   "What did Cousin Hua say?" Xin You turned her head to look at her, as if she didn't hear clearly.

  Duan Yunhua changed his words: "I mean, cousin Qing, don't worry, just go with the flow and take your time."

  Duan Yunling struggled for a moment, then interjected: "It's better to think about it earlier, it's inconvenient for people to lose their past memories—"

  Duan Yunhua and Duan Yunwan looked over at the same time, Duan Yunling froze, twisting the handkerchief unconsciously with both hands: "Eldest sister, second sister, what do you think?"

  Duan Yunhua smiled and did not answer, stood up and said, "Cousin, rest well, we will come to see you again some day."

  Watching the three of them leave, Xin You whispered to Xiaolian, "That person is Duan Yunwan."

  Xiao Lian was taken aback for a moment, and then she was shocked: "You mean it was the eldest girl who attacked our girl?"

  Xin You nodded.

   "But the girl and the eldest girl have no quarrels—" Xiao Lian murmured, with a look of disbelief.

   "The key is not how Duan Yunwan and Miss Kou are, but the eldest wife."

  It is not difficult for the concubine to work for her due to the kindness and power of the aunt.

   This is also in line with Xin You's previous judgment.

  Duan Yunhua's dissatisfaction with Kou Qingqing is not enough to be the motive for killing, but as a mother, how can she be willing to let her own daughter's hands be stained with blood.

  If so—

  Xin You hugged the soft pillow at the head of the bed, and said softly: "Duan Yunling is probably a witness."

   "The third girl also knows?" Xiao Lian covered her mouth.

   "She should have seen it by accident."

  That's why there are repeated cryptic reminders.

   "What about the second girl?"

  Xin You smiled sarcastically: "Perhaps the second girl is the only one who doesn't know anything."

   "Girl, what shall we do next?"

   "Is there a fish pond in Shaoqing Mansion?" Xin You asked.

  Although she has been in Shaoqing Mansion for a few days, she either stays in Wanqingju or goes to Ruyi Hall, but she still has no time to wander around.

   "Fish pond? There is one, just to the north of the garden. The pond is not big, and there are a few koi. Miss, do you want to go and have a look?"

  Xin You thought for a while: "I didn't go to pay my respects to the old lady today, so let's go after lunch."

  It soon arrived in the afternoon, the white sun was hanging high in the sky, and the cicadas were screaming hoarsely in the trees, making the people on their lunch break turn over a few more times before falling asleep.

  Xiao Lian raised her hand to shield Xinyou from the sun: "It's too hot to come out at this time, girl be careful of the heat."

   "Just for a while, there is no need to cover up. It is also good to come out at this time."

   "What's the benefit?" Xiaolian asked curiously

   "I usually don't meet people." Xin You said, looking forward, and then stopped.

  (end of this chapter)