Ning Shu pretended to be curious, "I heard that before Xue Hongyi committed suicide, she used her life to curse: If there is another evil man in the world, even if I have to crawl up from the ground, I will kill all of them. Is there such a thing? "
The procuress snorted, "Who said that? On the day of her death, there were only a few people around. I heard that the officers were going to catch her, so I quickly went to find her. Miss, please understand that she committed a murder. I had no intention of persuading her to run away. It's just that … it's not worth it to lose her life for that scum … But when I arrived, it was already too late! She was already standing at the side of Chaobai River, surrounded by officials. Her eyes kept looking around. I knew that she was waiting for the scholar that she pledged her life to, but he didn't come in the end. Xue Hongyi smiled and jumped into the river … I was the one who identified the corpse. She was beautiful when she was alive, but ugly when she died. After soaking in the water for a night, her whole body swelled up. Really … The corpse was collected for her by us sisters. That stinky scholar was like a dead person from the beginning to the end. He didn't even show his face once. In my opinion, Xue Hongyi was always carefree and unrestrained, but she was blind when it came to men. "
Ning Shu nodded with a sigh. Most of the time, this saying was true. Most of the time, people who were righteous tended to be dog-butchers while those who were heartless tended to be scholars. However, Xue Hongyi died early, so it was useless to dwell on this matter. Thus, Ning Shu said, "There is one more thing that I want to ask mother. I checked the layout of the Search Fang Terrace this morning. The east, west, and west sides of the first floor have one main door, two side doors, and twelve windows. Every door is guarded by people, is that right?"
"That's right. It's to prevent customers from running away after enjoying themselves. After all, there are too many people here."
"Besides these, is there any other entrance or exit? Or any other way to enter the building?"
The procuress lowered her head and her eyes flashed. She seemed to be thinking carefully, "… No, there shouldn't be. Ah! I heard from the Washe Opera that there are some experts who can jump three feet high and have the ability to leap over roofs and vault over walls. Could it be that the murderer used this method to sneak in? Otherwise, I have dozens of hired thugs here. How could none of them be watched? That must be it! That's right, that's right. I've also heard of people who know how to hit acupoints. They hit the acupoints and when they wake up, they won't be able to remember anything. Miss, hurry up and check it out! "
The more she talked, the more mysterious she became. Ning Shu was really good at explaining to her that the things in the play were exaggerated and not real. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she waved her hand and asked the people of the Supreme Court to take them back.
Before leaving, Ning Shu asked Su Su, "I heard that Miss Su Su hasn't been feeling well recently. You even asked someone to buy a jade hairpin flower. Is that true?"
Su Su's face turned red. She clenched her fingers and said with difficulty, "… Yes … Yes. In my line of work, I often suffer from some minor illnesses related to that. For the past two months, I haven't had a period, and I also need to relieve myself … I heard from the sisters in the building that if you take a mixture of Jade Hairpin Flower, Snakeskin, and Lilac, and wash it, it will be effective. So I asked Miss E 'er, who sells flowers in Shui City, to buy some. "
"Then do you remember what day of the month Miss E 'er came?"
Su Su's eyelashes trembled, "The seventh day of the fifth month. The envoy came to see me that day. I really couldn't wait on him, so he left unhappily. That's why I remember."
"After that, did the envoy ever mention to you what happened that night?"
Su Su shook her head, "No, the envoy always comes here to have fun. He never chats with us."
A woman was worth five hundred ducks, and the ones in the brothel were worth a thousand. Ning Shu rubbed her temples and continued to walk slowly in the building. She was deep in thought. Xiahou Qing had already found out the details of the young masters who stayed on the third floor last night. So far, he hadn't found any motive to kill them. Although the envoy had a bad temper, he was generous. Young master Tan often paid for him, so the girls in the building didn't have a strong motive.
E 'er. E 'er.
Thinking of this name in her heart, Ning Shu couldn't help but sigh. She really didn't want to involve the girl who was humiliated and suffered so much for no reason in this case. However, now many clues were pointing to her. Moreover, she had a similar experience with Xue Hongyi, so she did have a motive to imitate the crime.
It seemed that she had no choice but to find her.
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