Mei Changsu had been looking for a new house these days.
It seemed like the Orchid Garden Hidden Corpse Case had been uncovered. These days, apart from going out with Mei Changsu to help find a house, Xiao Chu would go to the capital residence of King Mu's residence to look for Ni Huang under Mu Qing's fawning and strange gaze. These few days, Ni Huang had become very natural when Xiao Chu and Ni Huang were alone.
Although Ni Huang would struggle when Xiao Chu secretly touched her hand, this was probably the most imperfection in her beauty. What was even more imperfection was that Ni Huang could always make Xiao Chu unable to get what he wanted. After all, Xiao Chu did not know any martial arts.。。
Su Zhe, who had become a famous person in the capital under the stagnant and dull situation, leisurely picked a sunny day to invite a few young friends to go out with him.
The mottled white walls, the broken pink eaves, and the parapet walls that had gaps from time to time were covered with the withered stems of wisteria, ivy, and wild roses that grew crazily without any order. Looking around, he could only see withered grass and half-withered lotus ponds. Here and there, he could see fallen rockery and rocks and corridors covered in spider silk. Only the outer wall that was built along the undulating slope still firmly surrounded the small manor that had not been seen for a long time.
In the middle of the manor, the outline of an arc-shaped flowerbed could be vaguely seen. However, there were no flowers in the flowerbed, only a stretch of yellow weeds extending in all directions.
However, in the middle of this dry and messy grass, there were a few people in gorgeous clothes standing in an extremely uncoordinated manner. They were all looking around as if they were admiring the surrounding declining scenery.
"If it wasn't for the fact that I could see the top of the Chongyin Tower, I really wouldn't know where I was.。。”The person who spoke was the eldest son of the Imperial Uncle's Residence, Yan Yujin, who was holding a fan in a cool manner even in winter. "I didn't expect there to be such a desolate place in Jinling Urban area. Brother Su, how did you find this place?
" I didn't find it myself." The green-robed man replied with a bitter smile." I just asked a trading firm to buy a garden in the city. The boss recommended this place and said it was excellent."。。”
"Excellent? Brother Su, is this really good?。”Xiao Chu repeated these two words like an echo wall and fixed her gaze on the half-collapsed flower terrace not far away.
"You believed him just because he said it was excellent? Why didn't you look at the place and pay? The Jiangzuo Alliance was already this rich?”Yan Yujin used a three-level question to express his disapproval.
"I... I don't know. I sent Flying Stream to see him and he said it was great.。。”
"Excellent…" The echo wall once again echoed, and the figure of Flying Stream seemed to be cooperating with him. He flashed past the front and disappeared into the group of fake mountains that were like a maze. It seemed that he was having fun.
Yan Yujin crossed his arms and tilted his head as he looked at the handsome man in front of him. Asking the trading company to buy a garden and only sending a child to take a look and then paying. Was this the Qilin scholar's style? As expected, it was different. Xiao Chu also looked at Mei Changsu with a similar gaze. Was this the legendary willfulness of being rich?
" Actually, this place isn't too bad," Mei Changsu said with a smile." At least the location is good and the size is suitable. It's not surprising that it has been abandoned for many years. It's just that I need to get someone to repair it properly. It should be very beautiful when it's cleaned up. Besides, Flying Flow likes it too.。。Do you think it's Jing Rui?"
The young man, who had not spoken much from the beginning to the end, responded with a hum.
"Jing Rui, what happened to you?" Xiao Chu walked over with her arms crossed." Brother Su was the one who was cheated when he bought the garden. Why do you look more depressed than him?"”
Yan Yujin glanced at Xiao Jingrui out of the corner of his eye. He didn't tease his good friend like he usually did. Instead, he slowly tapped his palm with his fan and walked around leisurely as if he wanted to see the garden more clearly. However, after walking for only ten steps, he suddenly disappeared with a "ah" sound.
The people next to him were shocked and rushed to the place where the living people had mysteriously disappeared. Xiao Jingrui was naturally the first to arrive and shouted,"Yujin!" Yujin!"
"This place... There's a pit." A muffled voice came from underground." Jing Rui, help me! Help me!"。。”
Xiao Jingrui grabbed his wrist and pulled him out of the ground. His noble and beautiful robe was covered with black dust and withered grass. Xiao Jingrui used his hands to help him sweep away the dust.
"It's a dry well. It looks dark.。。”Xiao Chu squatted down and carefully pushed aside the weeds that had overflowed the well to look down. "No wonder you didn't notice that the well platform collapsed.。。”
" Fortunately, my skills are extraordinary and I managed to catch it in time." Yan Yujin pulled the grass in his head and pulled a long face. "What bad luck!" he said unhappily.”
Xiao Jingrui thoughtfully said,"Fortunately, the person who fell down was you. If it was Brother Su or Brother Xiao, they would have been unable to catch anything."。。”
Yan Yujin gritted his teeth and looked at his best friend as if he was looking at an ingrate. He said hatefully,"What do you mean by lucky that I was the one who fell? You heartless…"
Mei Changsu also came over to help him tidy up his body and asked gently,"Are you hurt?"
"How can an expert like me be injured so easily?”Yan Yujin chuckled and waved his hand nonchalantly.
"That's right." Xiao Jingrui nodded seriously and agreed,"He's very good at grabbing things and hanging them in the air. I used to see him hanging like this in the Ent Yard.。。”
Feiliu had also arrived at the scene at some point in time. His eyes were wide open as he looked at Yan Yujin, who was covered in dirt. Seeing that something was wrong with his entire body, he felt even more embarrassed.
"I don't know where there will be danger in the Desolate Garden.”Xiao Jingrui said and looked back at Mei Changsu and Xiao Chu. "Brother Su, Brother Xiao, if you two don't know martial arts, it's better for you to walk in our footsteps to avoid such an accident from happening again.”
"You're too careful." Yan Yujin mocked,""No matter how desolate a garden is, it's just a garden. How can there be wells everywhere?”
"There's no big mistake in being careful." Mei Changsu smiled and defended Xiao Jingrui."Although the grass was dense, if Yujin was careful, he might not have lost." This place was covered by grass and uneven. It was indeed time to return to the main road.”
The elderly man's words carried a different weight. Everyone listened to his suggestion and returned to the main road. After strolling through the places that they had not reached earlier, no matter how much they strolled, they could only find the same desolation everywhere. The garden wasn't very big, and they soon arrived at the back door. The two doors were actually locked with a rusty iron lock. No one wanted to go back through the garden except for Fei Liu, so Yan Yujin, who was walking at the front, reached out to pull the door. However, the entire door fell off with a pull.
"Oh my god, only those few brick houses are still in good condition, right?”Yan Yujin shook his head.。。”
"Well... That well still needs to be repaired." Xiao Chu defined.
"The doors and windows of that house probably need to be changed. Even if they're not rotten, they're too dirty.”Xiao Jingrui also said,"How can a person like Brother Su live in such a simple garden?" I heard that there's a pretty good house in the east.”
"Forget it," Mei Changsu interrupted him with a smile."You've already paid. What's there to talk about?" Just like Yujin said, our Jiangzuo Alliance isn't rich enough to buy a few gardens in the capital and leave them empty. By the way, His Majesty has just betrothed Brother Xiao. Does Brother Xiao also want to find a house?”
"Me? I'm not in a hurry. His Majesty's favorite date is March next year. It's still early.”Xiao Chu tugged at her sleeve that was caught by the grass. To be honest, the Orchid Garden in the TV series was much better than the Orchid Garden in real life. This run-down place was even worse than Yuanmingyuan, which had suffered a disaster. "I'm going to buy a big house in one go. It's best if it's near the clinic. That way, I can treat some patients.”
"Brother Xiao has changed a lot recently. Ever since His Majesty bestowed the marriage, he no longer cares about love. As long as it's a patient, he will treat it.”Xiao Jingrui said.
"Haha." Xiao Chu smiled. "A few days ago, I went to Han Zhong Temple to do some divination. The Taoist priest said that it's not too late for me to accumulate merits now. But Brother Su, forget about this house. If you can change it, it's best to change it. This is indeed a little.。。”
Mei Changsu felt a pain in his heart. He calmed himself down and said with a smile,"No matter how bad this garden is, since I bought it, I have to live in it no matter what. Otherwise, the brothers in the alliance will scold me for spending money. You can't bear to see me get scolded, right?”
"It will probably take more than a month for this garden to be repaired to be habitable.”Yan Yujin laughed,"But Brother Su isn't in a hurry anyway, and Jing Rui doesn't want you to move out so soon. Look, he's already so reluctant to part with you today just to see the garden."”
Xiao Jingrui pursed his lips and didn't refute Yan Yujin's words. After a long silence, he slowly asked,"Brother Su is really... Do you have to move out?"
"It seems that I have to stay in the capital for a while longer.”Mei Changsu's gaze was very gentle, but his words were unusually polite.
"The snow hut is a guest house, and it won't interfere with the main house.”Xiao Jingrui said gloomily.
Mei Changsu smiled faintly." I know Lord Marquis and Eldest Princess won't mind, but I'm just an outsider. But it's still a little inconvenient..."
Although this sentence was simple, there was a deep meaning in it. Everyone present was not stupid. When they thought that he would be an important advisor of a certain palace sooner or later, they naturally knew what was inconvenient. For a moment, everyone was speechless.
"It's good to move out anyway. After a long while, Yan Yujin broke the depressing atmosphere with a laugh."But although this place isn't that big, it's still a whole garden." How can you and Feiliu live alone? You should add some servants to guard you."
"I have never liked being served by others, and Feiliu has always taken care of himself. However, he did need to hire a few rough servants to sweep the courtyard. This wasn't a difficult thing…As for the guards…Firstly, he had Feiliu, and secondly, he had a few friends who could be invited to stay in the capital.”
"It's naturally best to have more people stay.。。”Yan Yujin seemed to have thought of something and squeezed his eyes as he laughed,""There are many tree monsters and flower demons in the abandoned houses of the Desolate Garden. Brother Su and his friends will have to be careful when they move in. If a beautiful woman knocks on the window in the middle of the night, you must hold it in. It's best not to even open the window to look at her, lest your soul be seduced.”
"Haha." Xiao Chu found it funny. "Have you seen it before?" Did he know that they were all beautiful women and not gods or ghosts?”
"Once a demon has the power to transform, of course it has to transform into a good-looking appearance. If it transforms into the appearance of Lord Sun from the Ministry of Personnel, it would be better to reveal its true form.”
Everyone in the capital knew that the official secretary surnamed Sun was ugly. Xiao Jingrui couldn't help but laugh when he thought of his appearance. Xiao Jingrui laughed and scolded,"What kind of heart is there to judge other people's looks! How did Lord Sun offend you?”
Yan Yujin snorted and opened his folding fan, waving it proudly as he said,""If the vine spirits and tree monsters want to transform after hearing this, then they will transform into this young master's appearance. I guarantee that after they transform, everyone will praise me for being handsome.。。”
If it was any other time, it would have been fine, but at this moment, although he still had a handsome face, his entire body was covered in mud. He was also picking up the grass roots and turning them into a messy mess. It was not a jade tree, but a chicken coop. Not only did it make Xiao Jingrui, this old friend, bend over with laughter, but even Mei Changsu and Xiao Chu turned their faces to the side and their shoulders trembled slightly.
"Go back and change your clothes." Xiao Jingrui punched his friend and laughed. This time, he felt much better."The reputation of the number one embroidered pillow in Beijing is hard to come by. At least you have to keep this skin."”
"I'm clearly a dual cultivator, okay? You jealous man…。”Yan Yujin sighed as he lowered his head and dusted off his clothes. Who knew that his hand would suddenly freeze after he brushed it twice.
"What's wrong?" Mei Changsu immediately noticed something was amiss and asked.
"It's gone…"
"What disappeared?"
"My Cui Yue Jue…"
"Ah?" Xiao Jingrui knew how precious the Jade Moon Jade Ring was to Yan Yujin. He rushed forward and asked,"Did you not bring it out?"”
"The Cui Yue Jue is embedded in this belt. The belt is still on the waist, so how could it not be brought out? I touched it before I went to find you...。”Yan Yujin's face turned pale as he spoke.
Although Xiao Chu didn't know what treasure they were talking about, he could tell from everyone's expressions that it was extraordinary. He hurriedly said,"It must have fallen off. Let's hurry up and look around the place where you came out today. Perhaps we can still find it.”
"Yes, yes." Xiao Jingrui echoed and patted his friend's back,"It doesn't matter if you can't find it today.”
Yan Yujin was worried and unwilling to say anything. He turned around and walked past the back door of the plane that had been pulled to the ground. He entered the deserted garden again and searched carefully along the way.
Mei Changsu and Xiao Chu whispered to Xiao Jingrui about the general appearance of the Jade Moon Jue, and the three of them also rolled up their sleeves and bowed to help search together. Flying Flow was hanging on a tree branch high up in the sky, and he was looking down at the scene below curiously.
The return trip to the Barren Garden took nearly two hours longer than the one they had come from. All the places they had set foot in had been turned upside down. He found a pile of trash, but there was no sign of Cui Yu.
In the end, everyone straightened their aching backs and looked at the same place at the same time.
The well that had collapsed among the weeds.
Xiao Jingrui frowned and elbowed his friend. He smiled and patted Yan Yujin's shoulder and said in a relaxed tone,"It's just a dry well. What's the big deal? I'll go down and find it for you!”
" I'll go down myself." Yan Yujin understood his good intentions and smiled back." Anyway, my clothes are already dirty. Why should I drag you down with me?"。。”
"F * ck!" Xiao Jingrui gave him a punch half-heartedly. It's dark down there. My eyesight at night is better than yours. Besides, isn't your eldest young master most afraid of snakes? Snakes were the most common in this grassy and muddy land.。。”
As soon as he finished speaking, he received four disdainful gazes from Yan Yujin and Mei Changsu. He was a little confused as Xiao Chu said softly,"Jing Rui is in winter now. Snakes need to hibernate.。。”
"Uh, this..."
Flying Flow's figure suddenly rushed over with a thick hemp rope in his hand.
Xiao Jingrui grabbed one of them and tied it to his waist. Yan Yujin knew that he was like a blind man in the dark and couldn't see, so he didn't hold back. He just reached out to help him check if the knot was firm and said softly,"Be careful."
"Yes." Xiao Jingrui turned around and saw Mei Changsu squatting on the ground and pulling the withered grass. He couldn't help but ask curiously,"Brother Su, what are you doing?"
"Use the dried grass and wooden stick to make a small fire and bring it down with you.”
"No need. I can see things clearly at night. They all say I look like an owl.”
Mei Changsu chuckled and shook his head." It's not for you to use as a light source. This well doesn't look shallow, and the well's mouth is covered by weeds. The airflow must be blocked. The air below must be dirty. If the torch can't continue to burn after you go down, you can't stay in it for too long. Otherwise, you'll suffocate easily." However, with Brother Xiao here, as long as you are still alive, Brother Xiao can save you.”
Yan and Xie were shocked. They quickly squatted down to help pull the weeds. Soon, the simple torch was tied. Mei Changsu took out a small flint from Fei Liu's body and lit the torch. Xiao Jingrui held it in his hand and slowly hung it down from the well. Xiao Chu and Yan Yujin pulled the rope tightly and lowered it bit by bit. Mei Changsu leaned over the well to keep an eye on the brightness of the flames.
Since the Cui Yue Jue could be mounted on the belt, its volume wouldn't be too big. Therefore, Xiao Jingrui went down for a long time, only to hear him constantly shouting and putting it down, as if he had gained nothing.
"Stop, it's already at the bottom. The mud is really thick." After a long while, Xiao Jingrui's voice came from the bottom of the well. The echo of the moss-covered well wall sounded a little distorted."It's not easy to find. I have to dig for a while. The grass on the torch is almost burned out. If you see the fire going out, don't worry."。。”
"But…" Yan Yujin bit his lower lip, feeling very apologetic. He was about to say something when he felt a heavy hand on his shoulder. He turned around and met Mei Changsu's smiling eyes.
"Don't worry, the flame has been burning steadily.”
Looking at his knowing gaze, Yan Yujin lowered his gaze and whispered,""Jing Rui…I was originally a person who loved cleanliness the most..."
"For a good friend, what's a little mud and dirt?”Xiao Chu clenched her teeth as she pulled on the rope. Although Xiao Jingrui didn't look too heavy, Xiao Chu immediately felt that this guy weighed 170 to 180 pounds.
"It's just the mud in the well.”Mei Changsu laughed. Because the poison in his body had just been removed by Xiao Chu less than a month ago, Mei Changsu was still recuperating, so he did not do anything but stood at the side. "If he doesn't mind, why would you mind? That Cui Yueyue Jue is very important to you, right?”
"Yes." Yan Yujin nodded."It's a family heirloom. My grandfather gave it to me before he died."”
" So," Mei Changsu smiled," it's also very important for Jing Rui to help his good friend find the most important thing."
Yan Yujin looked at him deeply. Suddenly, he smiled and shouted at the bottom of the well,""Jing Rui, it's rare for you to have the chance to court me, so please work harder."
"Go to hell!" There was a scolding coming from below,"Wait for me to come out and wipe the mud on your body!"”
Mei Changsu was amused by the two of them, and Xiao Chu was also laughing and shaking her head. The atmosphere became much more relaxed. After about half a cup of tea's time, there seemed to be nothing happening below.
"If Jing Rui can't be found, then come up.。。”Yan Yujin shouted.
"Just a little longer…" Xiao Jingrui's muffled voice was heard, but before the lingering sound could fade, the rope suddenly shook and at the same time, he heard a cry of surprise from below.
"What's wrong?" Yan Yujin was so shocked that he leaned half of his body down and shouted,"Jing Rui! Jing Rui!"
There was a pause in the well before a reply came from below."It's nothing..."
"Nothing, why are you screaming?" Yan Yujin couldn't help but curse. He turned to Xiao Chu and said,""Brother Xiao, let's pull him up!"
"Don't panic." Xiao Jingrui hurriedly stopped him."There are still places that haven't been searched.。。”
"Don't worry, Jing Rui will tell you," Mei Changsu advised softly. Since he was going down, he had to at least find out.”
Yan Yujin frowned and sat down at the well again. He suppressed his temper and waited for a while before he heard another voice from below."Pull me up!"
Coming up was naturally easier than going down. In a few breaths, Xiao Jingrui's head came out. As everyone expected, he was covered in mud and his hands were black.
Yan Yujin silently grabbed his hand and rudely wiped it with the inside of his shirt. Instead, Xiao Chu asked,"Have you found it?"”
Xiao Jingrui raised his other black hand, his ten fingers curled into a fist and then slowly opened it. In his palm lay a small crescent-shaped hard object covered in black mud.
"It really fell here." Yan Yujin took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the jade moon jue clean.
"It's good that you found it. You two stinky ghosts, go back and take a shower!”
"Brother Su." Xiao Jingrui turned his head and said with a serious look,"We'll go back to take a bath, but we'll have to trouble you to go to the capital governor's office."”
"Jingzhao yamen? What are you doing?" Mei Changsu did not seem to understand.
"Report the case. I saw that in the well mud... Someone's skeleton…"
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked. Yan Yujin said,""You shouted just now because there were bones?”
"Yes."
Then why aren't you coming up?"
"I saw something green on the other side of the dead leaves. The Jade Moon Jade Ring is so small. If I were to come out first and get someone to dig up its corpse, I don't know where it would be turned over. So she wanted to look for it again. Fortunately, it was really it.”
"Idiot! It stinks. Go take a shower." After gritting his teeth and cursing, Yan Yujin's face turned pale and he said,""Dead well, dead body…It sounds ridiculous. You're really bold. To be able to stay down there for so long…。If it were me, I would have crawled out long ago..."
"Brother Su, it seems like there are some secrets hidden in this garden.”Xiao Chu said meaningfully. "Brother Su, I'm afraid you'll be spending the afternoon in this garden. Let's go, Brother Su.”
Xiao Jingrui looked at Xiao Chu strangely,"Brother Xiao, where did you ask Brother Su to go?"”
"Go to the Jingzhao government office to report the case! Brother Su had bought the garden and was the most suitable person to report the case.”
"Brother Xiao is right." Mei Changsu glanced at the well in the grass."I should indeed make a trip."
Xiao Chu added inwardly, The Orchid Garden Hidden Corpse Case has been exposed!”
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