The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Chapter 161

The land of Suzhou is very elegant, and even this small county government office is very exquisitely built. The front hall is a water pavilion, with curved water flowing below it, and there are three or five groups of koi in it. Although it is not as grand as the mansion in Beijing, it is also unique. Kind of interesting.

Because Baoyu heard that the local Songhe Tower was famous, he specially invited Baochai and Daiyu to taste it. Who knows that the two of them are just like glue, and they don't regard Baoyu as an outsider. I and I got up, Baoyu watched her two making out, somehow thought of Liu Xianglian, sighed, put down the chopsticks, Daiyu was just getting drunk, so she looked at him and said, "Well, why are you sighing again? "

Baoyu smiled and said: "I'm thinking about the case of Mrs. Zhang. Today, the yamen guards searched all the way with dogs, but they have never seen anyone. When they interrogated Orion, they also said that they had never seen Zhang Sixi. You think such a big living person , where can I go?"

Daiyu half-obsessedly said: "This person is either dead or alive, either here or there, there is always a place, Zhang Sixi is like this, Liu Xianglian is like this, there is always a definite number in the world, you No matter how long you sigh, it won't change his whereabouts, it's better to drink wine and watch the moon first."

Baoyu had an idea, turned around and said, "Could it be that the hairpin knows where Liu Xianglian is?"

Just when Daiyu's eyes were full of joy, she said casually, "Don't you want to forget your past and become an official now? Why do you start thinking about him again?"

Baoyu said: "I...I'm not, I just want to know how he is doing now, and I don't want to have anything to do with him."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Then I don't know."

Baoyu said anxiously: "You know what you said clearly! You and I have such a relationship, why do you hide it from me like this?"

Baochai coughed and said, "You are so unreasonable. She clearly doesn't know what she said. Why do you insist that she knows?" Then she pulled Daiyu and said, "Daiyu is drunk, let's go."

Baoyu hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Sister Bao, you must know where he is, please tell me."

Baochai said with a sneer, "How would I know his whereabouts?" Holding Daiyu to leave, Daiyu saw the cute koi in the pond below and was about to fish for them. Her waist was swaying, and she almost fell in. Baochai was frightened out of her wits, hugged her tightly, and called Baoyu, "Are you dead? Why don't you help me?"

Baoyu was so blessed that he stood on the edge of the pool one step at a time, preventing Daiyu from falling into it, but said in his mouth, "Sister Bao, tell me first, where is he...?"

Baochai stomped her feet angrily and said, "He's in Suzhou. I don't know where he is, but you'll see it later—help me support her!"

Then Baoyu stretched out his hand to support Daiyu, and took Daiyu back with Baochai.

When Daiyu saw Baochai for the first time, she only cared about the two of them together, and almost forgot all other things. Turning from joy to sorrow, he hugged Baochai and said, "Sister Bao, there used to be such a water pavilion in my house, and my mother often drank with my father like today."

Hearing that she missed her dead mother, Baochai gently followed her back and said, "I've been busy these two days with making arrangements, and I haven't had time to clean up my aunt's grave. When I have some free time, can you take me to visit my aunt?"

Daiyu was startled, her eyes cleared up immediately, she hesitated and said, "Take you...to your mother's grave?"

Baochai nodded and smiled, "Is that possible?"

Daiyu bit her lower lip and said, "I...don't know." If you take her to her mother's grave, you will inevitably have to explain her identity when you pray. Wouldn't it be...unfilial to bring Baochai to see mother?Besides, the parents are one, if you take her to see her mother, what about her father?

Seeing her hesitating, Baochai didn't force her, just smiled lightly and said, "We are all in Suzhou anyway, and we have a lot of time to go there. Let me know when you make up your mind."

Daiyu said: "Sister Bao, don't worry too much, I...I really want to take you there...I just need to think about it..."

Baochai said with a smile, "I just mentioned it casually, so don't be impatient. It's night, go to bed early." After wiping her head and face, she was sent to lie down. But unconsciously he became heavy, fell down on the bed, and slowly fell asleep, but his hand firmly grasped Baochai's sleeve, and refused to let go all night.

Baochai sat in the room all night and didn't go to sleep until early in the morning. In the middle of her sleep, Qingque suddenly pushed her and said, "Girl, girl, the second master Lian is back, and he said that he found something extraordinary. Please go and have a look."

Baochai opened her eyes vaguely, and saw that Daiyu was slowly waking up, so she asked her first, "Do you have a headache?"

Daiyu nodded, then shook her head, looked at her and said, "You... haven't slept all night?"

Baochai complained half-truthfully: "It's not you, little devil, who insisted on pulling my sleeves to prevent me from washing in the middle of the night, so I had to take a few naps by the side."

When Daiyu heard that she had fallen asleep, she felt relieved and lowered her head, "Last night... I'm sorry."

Baochai said with a smile, "You should say sorry for the news about Liu Xianglian. How many times have I told you not to tell Baoyu, but you just wanted to tell him. This is good. He probably won't be able to sleep sometimes."

Daiyu said, "I'm clearly not talking about this."

Baochai raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not about this, what about that? What else have you done to offend me?"

Seeing her pretending to be stupid and seeing Qingque beside her, Daiyu could only vaguely say: "I will always give you an explanation."

Baochai poked her in the face and said, "Second brother Lian seems to have found out something. Are you going to listen? If you are going, change clothes and wash up quickly, or I won't wait for you."

Daiyu got up in a hurry, brushed her teeth indiscriminately, and went to the front with Baochai.As soon as Jia Lian saw them, he got up and laughed, "I found out! Yesterday I pretended that the merchant was going to stay at a family named Zhu, and deliberately exposed the silver in the bag. At night, the head of the household sneaked into my bed. The head is going to rob me! That Zhang Sixi must have been killed by him!"

Baochai frowned and said, "Second brother Lian said slowly, you said he was going to rob you, was he planning to murder you, or was it just theft? Did he bring a murder weapon?"

Jia Lian smiled triumphantly and said, "Of course he brought the murder weapon, otherwise how could I believe it was him?" Wang Er said, "Bring the things."

Wang'er then took out a rusty hatchet knife and said: "We heard the second master shouting, we pushed the door and went in, and saw Zhu Da holding this knife in his hand, trying to kill people. Four or five people who went with us saw it." Yes, the evidence is as solid as a mountain!"

Daiyu snorted, "You know what rock-solid evidence is, and Hu Qin is here? Tell us the whole thing first, and don't make assumptions."

Wang Er scratched her head when she said it, and said, "I... what I said just now is what I saw with my own eyes, not just imagined, our second master is also there."

Jia Lian also laughed and said, "What he said is true. I was afraid that he would harm me, so I sat with Xing'er all night and didn't fall asleep. About three o'clock, I heard movement outside. Later, Zhu Da pushed the door and came in. We joined forces to fight him, just when Wanger heard about it, he came in and subdued him, and now his family has been taken down by us, you just have to interrogate him."

Daiyu said: "100 taels of silver is enough for a middle-class family to survive for several years. If he got such a windfall, why would he still use such an old thing? And it's a hatchet?"

Jia Lian said: "Maybe he got a sudden windfall and dare not spend it for fear of showing his traces?"

Daiyu said: "If he is afraid of attracting attention, he shouldn't commit another crime in such a short time. If he is not afraid, then naturally he is willing to give up this hatchet."

Jia Lian was refuted by her, and mumbled: "...No matter what, it is absolutely true that the man wanted to harm me."

Daiyu and Baochai looked at each other, and Baochai said to Baoyu, "You go up to the hall for interrogation first."

Baoyu nodded, and ordered the Yamen servant to interrogate Zhu's family.