Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 72 Zhongyuan
Qiu Heng was called to Qiansong Hall and faced two smiling faces.

"Grandfather, Grandma, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Earl Yongqing had a smile on his face, but scrutiny was hidden in his eyes.

Is this girl really so evil that she can kill anyone who treats her badly?
No, no, no, the old woman must be imagining things. There is no such a strange thing in the world. She is just an ordinary girl.

I was almost led astray by the old woman.

Yongqing Bo returned to normal: "Heng'er, I called you here to tell you that Yuan Chenghai is dead."

Qiu Heng was startled, her eyes widened a little: "Dead?"

Finally died.

It was worth it for her to prepare the perfume with her bare hands and look forward to it day and night.

"How did he die? I met Mr. Yuan at his residence before, and he looked very healthy."

Old lady:!

Yuan was indeed a toad wanting to eat swan flesh, he deserves a good death!
Yongqing Bo's face straightened: "I called you here to tell you not to associate with the people in Yuan's house anymore, so as not to affect your reputation and that of the Bo's house."

Qiu Heng wanted to laugh when she heard this.

Reputation is indeed a good thing, and it can be carried wherever it is needed.

"My granddaughter knows. Then how did Yuan Chenghai die?"

Yongqing Bo looked unhappy: "Why are you asking so many questions?"

I'm so annoyed to hear this. I've been interrogated countless times in half a day.

Qiu Heng blinked: "Only grandfather knows such shocking news, and your granddaughter is curious."

When Yongqing Bo heard this, he felt relieved.

Come to think of it, he was an eyewitness and would have a lot to talk about in the future.

The old lady also looked at him with a burning gaze, waiting for Earl Yongqing to answer her questions.

Yongqing Bo felt strangely eager to show off, and lowered his voice and said, "I heard he died of poisoning."

"Poisoned?" The old lady gasped, "Who poisoned me?"

Yongqing Bo glanced at the old lady and said, "I told you not to know. Anyway, the people who drank together have been cleared of suspicion for the time being. Now the focus is on investigating the people in the restaurant."

The old lady couldn't believe it: "This Fengweilou is a century-old brand, there shouldn't be any problems."

"That's hard to say. The emperor takes this case very seriously. The Imperial City Department, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple are all involved. If it was really done by someone in the restaurant, they will definitely find out."

Many people had the same idea as Yongqing Bo, but the people in Fengweilou were investigated over and over again, and no suspect was found.

As a result, the investigation focused on Yuan's residence.

For two consecutive days, people kept coming in and out of Yuan's house. After learning that Nie Si Niang was abducted by Yuan Chenghai, the focus of the investigation was placed on the Nie sisters.

After finally discovering the suspected Nie sisters, investigators from all sides were in high spirits. However, when they dug deeper, they were dumbfounded: there was not even a single sharp object in Nie Si Niang's room.

It was also confirmed by several maids that Yuan Chenghai never stayed overnight at Nie Si Niang's house, and that when he was intimate with her, Nie Si Niang had nothing on her.

As for Nie Sanniang, she went to Beijing to look for her sister not long ago and was allowed to live in Yuan Chenghai's house, but she could not get close to Yuan Chenghai at all.

The officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

I have never seen anyone who cherishes his life as much as Yuan Chenghai, but such a person died of poisoning.

Who poisoned the patient? Where was the poison administered? How was the poison administered?

When Yuan's house was turned upside down, not a single poisonous medicinal ingredient was found. These questions became a mystery that puzzled everyone.

The investigation came to a standstill, and the officials from various government offices involved in the investigation were severely scolded by Emperor Jingping.

Yuan Chenghai's death caused considerable trouble to the government office involved in the investigation, and also forced Qiu Heng to face an old problem: July 15th is here, will Yuan Chenghai's death cause her to suffer severe burning pain on a full moon day, just like Han Wu's death?
Qiu Heng didn't dare to bet that everything would be fine. This time she had to be well prepared instead of being caught off guard like last time.

While Tao Da was packing up his tea bowls, he received new information: rent a boat by Qinglian Lake. The person who went to do this was Liu Er.

Liu Er has a nondescript face, or rather, his biggest feature is that he is easily forgotten. He is the perfect person to do this job.

Early in the morning of the Ghost Festival, Qiu Heng quietly climbed over the wall and rushed to Qinglian Lake.

There were many people walking along the road, most of them carrying funerary objects and paper clothes to pay homage to their ancestors outside the city. There were people offering sacrifices at every intersection.

The bustling and bustling capital city seemed to become quiet on this day. It was not because there were fewer people traveling, but because the atmosphere of the Ghost Festival made people talk and laugh less, and the air was filled with a faint smell of burning paper.

Qinglian Lake was deserted, and the rented boat was parked beside the reeds.

Qiu Heng got on the boat, rowed it to a more secluded place, and lay on the boat waiting quietly.

Spare clothes, dry towels, a hair towel... everything is ready. When the attack occurs, just soak in water and go back when the burning pain disappears.

We waited until almost dusk.

The sunset in the sky was gorgeous, birds were flying by, a familiar burning pain came over her, and Qiu Heng jumped into the lake.

The lake water was a little cold at this time, and time seemed to be long. Qiu Heng looked at the sky and fell into thought.

Two of the five thieves have been eliminated, and it is time to consider what happens next.

A young couple came to the Qinglian Lake.

"Brother Afeng, I'm a little scared to go out on a day like this."

"What are you afraid of? It's convenient to come here during the Ghost Festival. You don't have to worry about being seen by others." The man pulled the woman into the reeds.

"Brother Afeng!" The woman suddenly stopped, her voice trembling.

"what happened?"

"Ah, Brother Feng, look at the lake. Is it... am I seeing things? Why do I see a head on the lake?"

"Don't scare yourself—" the man said, turning his head to look, his eyes instantly widened, "Oh my god, there really is a head!"

He grabbed the woman and ran away, in a panic, knocking a basket carried by a passing lady away.

The paper money in the bamboo basket was flying in the wind.

The man screamed in fear and tried to run away, but the aunt grabbed him and said, "You hit someone and you still want to run away!"

The man pointed to Qinglian Lake and said, "Yes, there is a water ghost! Auntie, run away too!"

The auntie snorted and subconsciously looked in the direction of his finger: "Don't think you can get away with it by saying that - ah -"

In the blink of an eye, the aunt ran away without even bothering to pick up the basket.

The man and the woman looked at each other for a moment, then ran away.

Xue Han walked slowly over and first saw an old lady running wildly, followed by a young man and woman holding hands.

"Little brother, don't go to the lake. There are water ghosts in the lake!" The man kindly reminded and ran past Xue Han quickly.

Xue Han paused, then quickened his pace.

In the reeds, gulls and herons were startled and flew away. Qiu Heng saw the young man walking quickly towards her and silently sank into the lake.

Xue Han stopped by the lake, but did not see the water ghost in the lake as the young man had mentioned. He simply sat on a rock by the lake, staring at the lake in a daze.

It was almost dark, and the afterglow seemed unwilling to give up, trying to burn into brighter colors. The Qinglian Lake was reflected by the sunset, beautiful and peaceful.

But the boy's heart was not at peace.

Since he learned about Miss Qiuliu's secret on May 15th, he also came here on June 15th and came again today.

He always felt that she would appear here again.

The lake water was cold, Qiu Heng could no longer bear it and emerged from the water.

(End of this chapter)