Chapter 388
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"Where are we going to find the secret of the Tan family?" Forsythia trotted behind Ning Shu and felt that it was very tricky. "Prime Minister Tan would never tell us. Otherwise, the current situation wouldn't have developed."
Ning Shu led the horse out. After a moment of contemplation, she made a decision. "Let's go to the thatched hut first. Since the case is more and more closely related to the Xue family, let's go back more than 20 years and see what happened back then! "
After a rainstorm, the sky gradually cleared up. The horse's hooves splashed through half of the capital and rushed out of the city again. Pushing open the rotten wooden door, Ning Shu slowed down this time and carefully looked at the furnishings of the thatched hut.
There were two dense small gardens in the courtyard. One garden was densely packed with thin bamboo, and the other garden was lush with willow trees. Although the willow trees were barren and overgrown with weeds, she could still vaguely tell from the broken branches and flowers that this used to be a small flowerbed. There were also a few small stone benches set up by the flowerbed. Walking along the cobblestone path, she could see the main door of the thatched hut.
The furnishings in the thatched hut were simple. Whether it was the windows, the wooden door, the wardrobe, or the bed frame, they were all made of the cheapest pine wood. But even though it was cheap, there was always a little hidden meaning in the inconspicuous places of the house, such as the small clay vase on the small table, the half-broken window flower pasted on the window, or the guqin lying quietly under the window. It was not difficult to see that the former owner of this house was an elegant person who knew how to have fun.
There was still a drop of dried blood left on the couch, which was left there by Xiahou Qing a few hours ago. Her heart ached again. Ning Shu closed her eyes and forced herself not to think about that matter anymore. She focused on what was in front of her.
She glanced around and stretched out her hand to wipe the table. "This place is old, but have you noticed that there is not much dust? The things in the house are also neatly arranged. Someone must have come here every once in a while to clean up."
"The decoration of the house is simple but not shabby. Many small details are ingenious, such as the stone benches in the flowerbed outside, the window flowers, and the small vase. It shows that this house once had a very qualified mistress. There are a few baby toys like rattles on the bedside table. She should have a child. "
Then Ning Shu opened the wardrobe and frowned. "Most of the clothes in the wardrobe are women's clothes, mainly made of coarse cloth. There are two or three infant clothes, but there aren't many, and the biggest one is only half a year old. Where did her child go?"
She continued to read, "There are also a few sets of adult men's clothes. However, the aura of men living here is not strong. Although there are two sets of bowls and chopsticks, one of the bowls has been used for a long time and has two or three small cracks. The other set is not damaged. The same goes for the wooden chopsticks. One pair is old and the other pair is new. Forsythia, what did you find? "
"I've searched through everything I could find, but I didn't find any tokens or letters that could prove my identity. There wasn't even a handwriting. I can only say that the previous owner of this place was too good at hiding his identity. He must have done it on purpose. Ah! I think I saw a sword under the bed! "Forsythia hurriedly lay down on the ground and reached out with a dirty face. She pulled the sword out of the sheath.
As soon as the sword was unsheathed, a green sword light flashed. Forsythia felt a chill in her heart when she saw it. "Eh, why does this sword look so gloomy? It's making me crazy just by looking at it. "
Ning Shu glanced at the sword and her eyes fell on the family crest on the hilt. "This is a killing sword. Its previous owner once took it to the battlefield and killed countless enemy soldiers. Later, it was passed down to the next generation. Its owner used it to poke eight bloody holes in the enemy's body and made him pay with blood."
Forsythia blinked. "Miss, you mean that Xue Hongyi lived here after she 'died'?"
Ning Shu nodded. "That's right. After she 'died', she lived here for another twelve years until she completely left the world for some reason. During this time, she had a child with someone. "
Forsythia said, "Who is it? What does it have to do with the Tan family? "
Ning Shu didn't say anything. She quietly picked up the man's clothes and shook it off. She placed it on the wall for comparison and then estimated the man's height. "Look at this body. Doesn't it look like a person?"
"This height is above average for men, but there are millions of people in the capital, so it's a bit hard to recognize … Miss, from your expression, it seems like you already have doubts in your heart. Don't keep me in suspense, hurry up and tell me. "Forsythia was very anxious and tried her best to act coquettishly.
Ning Shu turned around, her dark eyes shining like the stars in the night sky. She slowly said, "What if the scholar who secretly promised Xue Hongyi to marry him was the current Prime Minister Tan?"
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