Chapter 514 A Younger Brother Like Erha

It is golden autumn, and the late maples at dusk are illuminated by the brilliant glow.

Looking from a distance, it looks like a sea of ​​fire and a sunny sky.

In Shen Ningning's princess mansion, she and Mo Lingwei secretly entertained Mrs. Shu.

"Aunt, you can say it with confidence now." Mo Lingwei sat next to Shen Ningning and looked at the sad Mrs. Shu opposite.

Since Mrs. Shu was no longer the princess, Mo Lingwei still respectfully called her aunt because of the friendship in the past.

Not long ago, Mrs. Shu asked someone to bring a message to Mo Lingwei, hoping to meet Shen Ningning in private.

Mrs. Shu asked her confidant maid to take out an incense box.

"Ning Ning, you and your second brother were investigating the case before. I heard that there is a musk-based spice 'poppy poppy', which is one of the keys to the case."

"Please help me take a look, is this spice the 'poppy poppy' you call it?"

Shen Ningning took a look and smelled it again, and it was indeed that familiar smell.

She nodded immediately and saw that most of the box of poppies had been used.

"Mrs. Shu, is this your own?"

Mrs. Shu shook her head and frowned deeper: "It belongs to Zhirou. I asked people to find it in her room. She didn't like this spice in the past, and she only started using it recently."

Musk is expensive, and poppies that use musk as the main ingredient are not cheap either.

But Madam Shu was quite indulgent and doting on her adopted daughter. As long as there were no extraordinary demands, Madam Shu would satisfy Su Zhirou.

Shen Ningning's eyes were dark and clear: "But just a spice cannot prove that she is related to the case."

"More than that," Mrs. Shu said with deep worry in her eyes: "I secretly interrogated the maid next to her that day, and then I found out that on the day I held a banquet for her to apologize to Vice General Zhang and his wife, the maid heard something in her house. came a man's voice."

Shen Ningning was startled and looked at Mo Lingwei.

"really?"

"The maid dare not lie. I have carefully selected those who serve Zhirou. She paid attention twice and found that every time this man came, he could accurately avoid the patrolling guards in the mansion. I was a little worried. , what kind of villain can he be?”

Mo Lingwei's thin eyes drooped coldly and darkly.

He said: "It would make sense if Su Zhirou was the internal agent and told the other party when to come so that no one would find him."

Mrs. Shu sighed: "I'm afraid that this is the case. I didn't educate her well and Zhirou became a little vain. I'm just afraid that for some reason, she will do something outrageous and hurt herself and others."

Shen Ningning comforted: "This has nothing to do with you. You have given her the best, but she has a wrong mind."

"Aunt, you don't need to worry, we will keep an eye on this matter." Mo Lingwei nodded.

Several people discussed for a while.

The maid serving Su Zhirou said that since the case in Qi Mansion, the strange man has not appeared again.

To be on the safe side, Mo Lingwei secretly transferred a group of the prince's personal guards and replaced them with servants from the Su mansion to keep an eye on them.

After returning, Shen Ningning told Xie Mingan what Mrs. Shu had discovered.

At that time, Xie Mingan was pacing back and forth in his study.

There was one thing that he still couldn't figure out. Who did Mr. Qi work for? He did not hesitate to cheat his own daughter to achieve his goal.

Even though Mr. Qi is now in prison and tortured for several rounds, he still does not relent to tell the truth.

He kept saying that he killed his mother in order to free his wife and daughter from the torture of an evil mother.

But he had many opportunities to do it, but he had to choose to do it now. He also used the lily of the valley cream that Qi Xiuwei had administered, which meant that he had always known that his daughter was poisoned.

All kinds of mysteries, coupled with the fact that Master Qi only wanted a quick death, made Xie Mingan smell something wrong.

"Second Brother." Shen Ningning shouted and entered his study.

The girl was almost shocked by the mess in the study.

There are papers all over the floor, with various clues written on them, and the relevant clues are connected together with a cinnabar-red pen.

The grievances and grudges of the Qi family are posted on the wall.

On another wall, there is the story of Qi Xiuwei being revealed to be the tenth princess of Changliu Kingdom.

Xie Mingan also wrote down his own questions.

[Why is it such a coincidence that my sister fell down and the jade fell on Qi Xiuwei's blood. 】

[Is the child Mrs. Qi gave birth to really a dead baby? Who can prove it? 】

There are also many books he found in order to find some useful knowledge.

For example, what kind of jade can absorb human blood.

The entire study was covered with information he collected.

The only place where he could move was the three inches or so under Xie Mingan's feet. He was pacing back and forth, thinking seriously.

Seeing Shen Ningning coming, Xie Ming'an immediately relaxed the seriousness on his face.

"How many times have I told you, little sister, call me good brother, sweet brother, but don't call me smelly brother. I am thinking carefully about your friend's case."

Shen Ningning was afraid of stepping on his clues, so she could only stand at the door.

The girl muttered: "No matter how urgent this matter is, it won't be found out right away. You didn't eat for a whole day because of this case. Dad told me to leave you alone, but I'm afraid you'll go crazy. Seeing you like this, with so many clues, Aren’t you going to drive yourself crazy?”

She waved her hand: "Brother Stinky, come out and get some air, don't be bored!"

Xie Mingan put his hands behind his hands, his fair face full of confidence.

"The more difficult the case, the more interested I am. I must get to the bottom of it, otherwise I will be ruining my reputation."

"Little sister, go back. I'll think about it."

Shen Ningning could only leave the box of poppy that Madam Shu gave her.

"Why did you send another box?" Xie Mingan picked it up and looked at it, sniffing it.

Shen Ningning spread her hands and said helplessly: "It was Madam Shu who found the box of 'Poppy' that Su Zhirou had not used up in her room. Maybe it can help. Second brother, you check it out. I'm going to watch my brother boxing."

The girl jumped away.

Xie Mingan was about to stop her: "What's so good about big brother? Forget it. I'm not busy anymore. I'll go with you to relax first."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he keenly saw that this box of poppy was different from the one he saw in the spice shop.

It seemed to be mixed with some silver powder that was not easy to notice.

Xie Mingan immediately walked to the table, picked up the tools and picked out some to study.

Shen Ningning had originally walked back when she heard his request to stay.

Standing at the door and seeing the second brother who was obsessed with investigating cases start to get busy again, the girl shook her head helplessly.

That's it!

Let's go find my brother!

After Shen Ningning left, Xie Mingan had been locked in the study.

While the door was closed, there were occasional clanging sounds from the study.

The servant outside was guarding the door. Hearing the strange noises inside, he was really afraid that their second young master had gone crazy because of the case.

Until the sky was turning pale.

Suddenly, a loud laugh came from his study.

"So that's it! So that's it! I understand, I finally understand how they did it!"

The next second, the door of the study was opened.

Xie Mingan laughed and grabbed a piece of jade and a spice box. A thin stream of blood flowed from his left hand, winding all the way to his wrist, but he didn't care.

Instead, he ran excitedly to Shen Ningning's yard.

As soon as he walked to the door, he found that his eldest brother Xie Mingxu had been pacing back and forth outside the yard for a long time.

"Brother, what are you doing here?"

Xie Mingxu was wearing a brown and black suit, with a high ponytail. He had a calm and cold face and glanced at his sloppy brother who looked like a Husky.

He frowned slightly: "I'm waiting for my sister to get up and take her out for breakfast. She wants to eat the wontons from Fengpu on the corner. But you, how come you look like this?"

Xie Mingan laughed loudly: "I'm afraid you will be disappointed. When my sister sees me, she won't want you. Brother, you should go eat wontons by yourself."

Xie Mingxu's sword eyebrows frowned deeper and clenched his fists: "Are you itchy?"

Xie Mingan couldn't explain it to him clearly for a while, so he raised his bleeding hand and rushed into the yard.

"Little sister, wake up quickly, I have good news for you!"

Shen Ningning heard the noisy sound outside and opened her eyes in a daze.

"Who is so noisy? Is it that the group of magpies I fed before are coming to ask for food again?" The girl rubbed her eyes and sat up.

The waterfall-like black hair fell to her waist, making her palm-sized face look even whiter and more delicate, with a pink tint from just waking up.

Wanchun came in from outside: "Oh no, princess, the eldest master beat up the second master!"