Hui Xin said: "That day, the young lady put on the black fox cloak and said that she was going to the theater garden, and as soon as she went out, she was stopped by the master. Ask her about the origin of the bib cloak. The young lady was shy for a moment, lowered her head and couldn't answer. The owner repeatedly urged her, but she couldn't, so she said that it was given to her by Mr. Liu. Because after the master scolded Mr. Liu once, the friendship between Mr. Liu and Miss was still the same behind the scenes. ”

"And then?"

In order to please Miss, Mr. Liu specially bought the fox fur cloak and secretly gave it to Miss one night. In these things, the young lady couldn't hide from my eyes. When the master found out about this, he was very angry, and immediately ordered the young lady to remove the fence. On the morning of the second day, Mr. Liu came again and secretly asked the young lady to go out. When the gentleman saw him, he threw the cloak on the ground and returned it to him, and everyone made a noise. The owner immediately drove Mr. Liu out. This quarrel is the same as last night's incident! ”

Jingmo interjected and asked, "What happened last night?" ”

The maid glanced at Jing Mo, hesitated again, and replied, "This lord, weren't you here last night?" Mr. Liu didn't know what to say, but Mr. Liu was so angry that he fainted. Wasn't it just because of the quarrel that day? ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "Yes, what you said is not bad." But what happened to your host after the guests dispersed last night? ”

Huixin said: "After he woke up, he went back to his room to sleep, and he didn't get out of bed until now." ”

"How do you know he hasn't gotten out of bed?"

"After the young lady helped him back to his room last night, she stayed by his bedside. Until I woke up at dawn today, the young lady was still with me, my eyes were red and swollen, and I had not slept all night, and I still looked like I had cried. Later, when the young lady returned to her room, I asked her, and she told me that she really stayed up with her father all night. ”

"Is that credible?"

"Of course, this is what the young lady told me personally."

Nie Xiaoman1 muttered to himself, "Strange, strange! He suddenly lowered his head.

The mule cart was still moving in circles, as it was moving slowly, and the sound of rolling did not interfere with the conversation in the cart. The windows were completely closed, but the cold wind continued to hit, and Nie Xiaoman frowned. A little disappointed, as if he had previously assumed that Ying Yang had something to do with the murder, and now he heard that Ying Yang didn't go out last night, which obviously shattered his speculation.

Hui Xin sighed coldly into his hand, and said, "My lord, I have said everything I know, let me get out of the car." I have never been glad to shake my tongue, and you must not say that I said this. ”

Nie Xiaoman's eyes were fixed on his shoes, and the tips of the shoes moved slightly, as if he didn't hear them. This woman who doesn't like to rub her lips and shake her tongue is born with a set of sharp teeth, and it is really dangerous for the Sima family to hire her.

But to put it bluntly, it would be appropriate for this kind of person to be a spy for the brocade guard. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for Jing Mo and Xiaoman to find out the entanglement of the situation.

Nie Xiaoman suddenly raised his head: "Huixin, I have one more question." How many of you are there? ”

Hui Xin said: "In addition to Mr. and Miss, there are three maids: one is Shu Da who is the janitor, one is Jiang Ma, and the other is me. ”

"Can Shu Da sleep in the concierge at night?"

"Yes."

"What about you and Mama Jiang?"

"We are both in the same room, at the back of the lady's bedroom upstairs—why do you ask this, sir?"

"You don't care. Did you hear anything after you slept last night? ”

Nie Xiaoman continued to ask questions, which made Huixin feel confused, and she covered her lips with a white towel and shook her head seriously.

Nie Xiaoman continued to ask, "For example, what is the sound in your young lady's room, can you hear it?" ”

"I can hear you. But last night there was no sound at all. Because the young lady was with her father all night, and had not gone upstairs until dawn. ”

"You really know she didn't go upstairs?"

"Really. Otherwise, I can always hear her opening and closing the door. ”

Nie Xiaoman's hands were clasped together, his brows became tighter and tighter, and his eyes were still looking at the tips of his shoes, as if the more he asked, the more blurred he became.

Finally, he looked out the window and said, "Okay, Huixin, you can go back." We can keep your word a secret, but you have to keep your mouth shut. If you leak the wind in front of your master, you will not be willing to do our business. ”

Hui Xin responded, and Nie Xiaoman asked the coachman to drive back to Dongyangfang. I parked the car in a secluded place and let the maid down. Nie Xiaoman took out a golden melon seed, put it in Huixin's hand, and whispered a few words to her before instructing the coachman to drive back to the hungry cat.

Xiaoman asked, "Jingmo, why don't you go to my house and sit down, and I'll send you back later." ”

Jing Mo replied: "That's just right. This case has trapped me in a fog, and I can't figure it out, and I'm about to ask you for an explanation. ”

Nie Xiaoman shook his head and said, "Hey, don't hope too much. Jingmo, frankly, I'm as vague as you are at the moment. ”

"Really? Doesn't this maid's words give you any clues? ”

"No, her words only increased my doubts. At first, I suspected that Ying Yang had a deep relationship with the murder because of some circumstances. When we arrived at Sima's house, we got several more confirmations: first, he ordered the servants to refuse customers, and he seemed to be a little weak-hearted; Second, I learned that he lived downstairs; Third, when you go in to talk, he lies to you again. All of this is enough to confirm my suspicions. Unexpectedly, Huixin's words not only failed to give me a final confirmation, but they shook my original thoughts at all! “

"Did you think that Sima Yingyang had been to Han Fei's mansion last night?"

"Yes, I expected him to be."

"So you think he was the one who murdered Liu Hanfei?"

"I dare say he had at least murder attempts."

"Is it actually possible?"

"Yes. After he was humiliated last night, he flew to Deren in an alley as much as possible, and bribed the servant to go in and commit murder. ”

"Is that really what you think?"

Nie Xiaoman pondered for a moment before saying, "I'm sure that although it's still hard to say, before I talked to Huixin, I thought that the truth might not be far away. ”

Jing Mo asked, "Now according to Huixin's words, Sima Yingyang obviously didn't go out last night." ”

"It was for this sake that I was bewildered. Since Huixin categorically said that Xiutang didn't go upstairs last night, it is obvious that Yingyang has no chance to go out. If the father and daughter collude, it is unreasonable. He bit his lip and paused, adding a sigh, "Hey, that's a sleepy brain!" ”

In the silence, the mule cart brought the two to Nie Xiaoman's gluttonous cat zhai, and the two of them got out of the car just now, Wei Pu had already opened the door to welcome them out, reporting that there were guests waiting inside.