Southern Qi Fenghua Record

Under Yinxiang's begging, Xia Houshu decided to take her out of Shuyu Pavilion before going to Sun Moon Zhai.

In Yi Wu's death, Yinxiang may really be innocent, because she really had no motive.

Thinking that Yinxiang's deed of selling herself was still in the prime minister's mansion, and that coming to Shuyu Pavilion was just using someone else's name, Xia Houshu suddenly had an idea.

Xiahou Shumao was at the corner of the dimly lit corridor outside the utility room, watching the group of people searching for traces of Yinxiang, but instead of searching the utility room, they left the area quickly.

After a while, a handyman turned back. He seemed to be suspicious of these almost abandoned utility rooms, and walked slowly towards the closed door, listening to the movement with his ears up.

The closer he got, the lighter his steps became.

Xia Houshu was worrying about where to find someone to take advantage of, but he didn't expect an opportunity to come to him.

She made a noise on purpose.

The handyman really caught the trick, looked at the corner with a weird smile, and then walked lightly and curiously along the place where the sound came from.

Xia Houshu immediately held his breath, and quietly watched the handyman pass by in front of him. When he walked to the corner full of confidence, and his whole body was hidden in the shadow, she suddenly jumped out from behind him, Knock him out quickly before he reacts.

After the handyman lost consciousness, he fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.

Afraid that his voice would be too loud and attract other people's attention, Xia Houshu deliberately gave him a hand.

The handyman was not very old, only about ten years old, not tall, a little thin, but still much heavier than a woman, Xia Houshu dragged him a few times, but he didn't go far.

The door of the utility room suddenly opened a small crack from the inside, and then Yinxiang showed a head.She glanced around in panic, then hurriedly opened the door again, and quickly stepped out to help Xia Houshu carry the handyman inside.

Xia Houshu carefully looked at the body shape and attire of the handyman, pointed to his dirty clothes and said to Yinxiang: "I think his figure is similar to yours, you take off his clothes and put them on."

"This……"

Yinxiang looked at the handyman lying on the ground who was unknown, and then at Xia Houshu, her face full of doubts and embarrassment.Although she has fallen to this point, she is still a girl after all.Let her, an unmarried woman, pick up the clothes of a strange man, no matter how you think about it, it's a bit awkward.

"When are you worrying so much, hurry up, don't dawdle." After Xia Houshu finished speaking, he also realized the embarrassment, but now is definitely not the time to care about the differences between men and women, so he reminded her, "Just hesitate for a moment." , we will be more in danger of being discovered."

Yinxiang was heartbroken when she heard this, and immediately squatted down to pick off the clothes on the handyman.

Now that the weather is hot, the handyman usually does errands and physical work, sweats a lot, doesn't like to take a bath, and the coarse clothes are also smelly.Yinxiang has been here for a while, and she can endure even a greasy and dirty place like the kitchen, so naturally she is not afraid of the smell of sweat.

Xia Houshu turned slightly sideways, keeping an eye on the handyman to prevent him from waking up suddenly, and observing the movement outside, in case they searched for him for a long time but found no one and suddenly came back.

Yin Xiang quickly changed her clothes, and at the same time wiped the ashes from the utility room on her face, she really looked like a handyman.

Xia Houshu nodded in satisfaction, then found a rope from a pile of dusty sundries to tie up the hands and feet of the handyman who had been stripped down to his underwear, and tore a piece from the coarse cloth clothes that Yinxiang had replaced. Come down and stuff it in his mouth to keep him from yelling if he suddenly wakes up.

After doing this, Xia Houshu pulled a piece of cloth to wipe his hands in distaste, and then walked out of the utility room cautiously, taking Yinxiang with him, dodging all the way to avoid people looking everywhere and heading towards the back door.

The smoke from the back kitchen can be seen by everyone nearby, but except for the people in the back kitchen and handymen, the porters at the front and rear doors are not allowed to leave their posts without permission. Hold tight, so as not to let go of anyone who shouldn't be let go.

When Uncle Qiu ran to the back door to tell the two concierges about the situation inside and begged them to help find his daughter, they already had a general idea, so they were not in a hurry, anyway.Facing Uncle Qiu's loss of his daughter, they can only express regret, but they cannot empathize.

Xia Houshu and Yinxiang came to the back door one after the other, hid behind a wall and observed the surrounding situation.

The searchers exchanged a few words with the two concierges and then went to other places. The two concierges cheered up and stood guarding the entrance, while Uncle Qiu stood aside and rubbed his hands anxiously.

Xia Houshu signaled Yinxiang to go up to communicate with the concierge as planned.

Although Yinxiang was backing down in her heart, she had stayed in a big family and seen big scenes, and now that her life and death were at stake, she couldn't back down.

She gritted her teeth and went forward bravely.

Yinxiang lied to the concierge that someone set fire to the back kitchen and injured someone, and she was ordered to invite the doctor.

The porter saw that Yinxiang's face was a bit unfamiliar, but he looked like he was still alive after a catastrophe, so he questioned her a few times as usual.

Yinxiang doesn't usually go out, so the concierge naturally has no impression of her, but she has been in the back kitchen for a while, and she can answer a few questions, but the concierge still hesitates and refuses to let her go for a while.

Seeing that the gatekeeper refused to let him go, Xia Houshu was worried that the searchers would come back again, so he quickly wiped some soot on his face, and ran towards the gate pretending to be panicked.

"Daddy help!"

Xia Houshu ran all the way and shouted all the way, unknowingly, a trace of tears came out of the corner of his eyes.

The porter's sight and attention were immediately attracted.

Compared to that disheveled handyman, Xia Houshu's delicate and frightened appearance made them feel more pity.

Uncle Qiu, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, heard the sound and looked over, as if the old father who had found his lost daughter was so surprised and happy that he almost shed tears.While bowing to the sky, he excitedly said to the concierge: "Gentlemen, you see, I am right. Someone set fire inside, and everyone helped catch the arsonist. I, an old man, dare not go there." I had no choice but to come out and report the news. Unexpectedly, my poor daughter could not be found in such a short time! God pity you! Fortunately, she is still clever, and she finally came out! Thank God!"

The two concierges had told Uncle Qiu to take good care of his daughter long ago, but they never expected it to be a prophecy, so they couldn't help laughing, bragging about their foresight, and mocking Uncle Qiu for being stupid, if he really left his daughter in it, I'm afraid that what he sees in the future is not such a person.

Uncle Qiu suddenly burst into tears, flattering the two concierges as living Bodhisattvas who saved people, exhorting them very reasonable, and they were all good words, while blaming himself for being really old and confused, and almost made a big mistake, and he couldn't talk to the old woman when he went back. He confessed, and swore that even if his old bones fell apart in the future, he would not dare to take his daughter to such a place for adventure again.

The two concierges saw Uncle Qiu crying sincerely, and Xia Houshu's frightened pitiful look, and stopped teasing them, and let them leave quickly.

Uncle Qiu hurriedly bowed to express his thanks, then frantically took out a bunch of copper plates from his chest pocket and stuffed them into the doorman's hand, gratefully said: "The kindness and virtue of the two masters, I will never forget them, my little care, If it's not a respect, I hope the two masters will accept it!"

Unexpectedly, the two concierges thought that their short-speaking joke not only won Uncle Qiu's favor, but also got money. They were immediately happy, and they personally sent Uncle Qiu and Xia Houshu out of the back door, and told them to be careful on the road.

Uncle Qiu thanked him again, and Fang left with Xia Houshu.

The two concierges shared the copper coins, and they were in a very happy mood, and the taller one couldn't help humming a little tune.The shorter one immediately poked him with his hands to signal him not to get carried away, and then the two began to discuss in whispers where to find a place to drink and entertain at night.

The two discussed for a while, and just as they were about to make up their minds, the shorter concierge suddenly patted his head, remembering the handyman who was interrogated by him just now.Looking again, the sallow and emaciated handyman had long since disappeared.

The tall porter was also a little panicked, and the two quickly looked around, but they didn't see anyone, and they didn't know if the handyman had gone out.

But they soon calmed down and talked about it in whispers.

The tall man said, "Our job is to guard the gate. What happens inside has nothing to do with us?"

The short man echoed: "The handyman said he was going to invite the doctor. How do we know if it is true or not? If we miss it because of our obstruction, wouldn't we cause trouble for ourselves?"

The tall man nodded again and again: "That's right, we didn't see any handyman at all! We stayed here all morning, except for the father and daughter of the Qiu family who delivered food, we didn't see anyone coming in or out!"

The short man immediately understood the meaning of the other party, and nodded firmly.

So neither of them took it to heart.

It's just that they never expected that the handyman not only left the back door of Shuyu Pavilion openly under their noses, but also never came back.When they knew that the person they let go might be the arsonist, the two of them also kept the same caliber tacitly, insisting that they had been guarding the back door and had not seen any suspicious people go out through the back door. As for whether they were among the guests Those who go out through the front door are unknown!

The concierge at the front door naturally didn't dare to take the risk, but they couldn't produce any evidence, so this matter became an unsolved case.

And Xia Houshu, who had successfully left Shuyu Pavilion at this moment, felt even more relaxed.

Xia Houshu had no intention of getting involved in Shuyu Pavilion's affairs. She had only one purpose, and that was to find out the cause of Yi Wu's death through Yinxiang's reliable information.Rescuing Yinxiang from the quagmire later was just a matter of convenience, as for where Yinxiang went after she came out of Shuyu Pavilion, she didn't care.