Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 202: Ghost Murder

Even though Yan Ciwan had never experienced love between men and women, she could tell that Si Buping might have some unusual feelings for her, but that had nothing to do with love between men and women.

After a long while, Si Buping slowly spoke: "I have been castrated and my body is already disabled. It is impossible for me to have any thoughts about women in this life, so you can rest assured that I have no bad intentions towards you."

Yan Ciwan still stared at him and asked, "Since you have no feelings for me, why do you care so much about the relationship between me and Xiao Liu? Could it be that you like Xiao Liu instead of me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Si Buping and Xiao Wang's faces became very interesting.

Si Buping felt as sick as if he had swallowed a fly, and cursed with a sullen face: "Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Xiao Wang didn't say anything, but from his expression you could tell that he was very speechless.

Yan Ciwan was not angry even after being scolded. He smiled and said, "Don't blame me for having wild thoughts. I really can't figure out why you care so much about Xiao Liu and me."

Si Buping said coldly: "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it."

"I am a person with a strong rebellious heart. The more I can't figure it out, the more I can't help wanting to figure it out. Grand Lord, if you don't want me to make random guesses anymore, please tell me the truth."

Si Buping immediately ordered them to leave: "You can leave now."

His evasive attitude increased Yan Ciwan's curiosity, but he refused to say anything, and she could do nothing about it, so she could only leave with Xiao Wang.

Si Buping looked at their backs quietly, his eyes seemed filled with an indescribable complex emotion.

After returning to Yongchun Courtyard, the first thing Yan Ciwan did was to use his lightness skills to fly onto the beam, then he reached out and grabbed the brocade bag from the gap.

She took out the brocade bag and dropped it back to the ground.

"Fortunately, the amulet was not discovered." Yan Ciwan said as he returned the brocade bag to Xiao Wang.

Xiao Wang opened the brocade bag and took a look to make sure the amulet was still inside. He tightened the brocade bag and stuffed it into his sleeve pocket, saying softly, "Fortunately, you had foresight."

Yan Ciwan thought of the Buddha amulet he had lost and thought: "No one mentioned the Buddha amulet just now. Either the amulet is not in the hands of Governor Xie, or it was quietly taken away by someone else."

Xiao Wang suggested: "Why don't we go ask Nie Wu Niang?"

"We can't go out now, and the Grand Lord may not agree to let us meet outsiders. Why don't we go ask Uncle Feng first? He was the one who brought the bag to me yesterday."

"it is good."

Yan Ciwan yawned. He was very sleepy after tossing and turning all night.

Xiao Wang said goodbye and asked her to have a good rest.

After he left, Yan Ciwan took off her coat, combed her hair and lay on the bed. She closed her eyes and quickly reviewed everything that happened last night.

Now, apart from her and Xiao Wang, the people who are most suspicious are Xie Li, Xie Chusong and Liu Qingguang.

But in the dream, Xiao Wang was the only suspect. He was captured by the palace soldiers. Will he be convicted of murder in the end?
That shouldn’t be the case, because Xiao Wang went to Xiangzhou again a year later. Perhaps he finally found a way to find out the truth and clear himself of suspicion.

What is the truth? Who killed Xie Tanyu?
Yan Ciwan remembered that he had seen a white figure near the study in his dream. Could that figure be the real murderer?
Many questions lingered in her mind, but because she was too sleepy, she fell into a deep sleep soon.

It was already noon when I woke up.

Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang had a quick meal to fill their stomachs, and then went to find Afeng.

A Feng was preparing for the funeral of Governor Xie. He opened the storehouse, took out the white cloth needed for the funeral, and asked the embroiderers in the mansion to start making mourning clothes. When Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang found A Feng, he was about to go out.

Yan Ciwan asked: "Where are you going, Uncle Feng?"

"I would like to ask the Grand Lord to show mercy and send someone to the coffin shop in the city to order a coffin. Although the real murderer has not been caught yet and the envoy's body cannot be buried for the time being, it cannot be kept in the resting hall like this. We must prepare a coffin for him to make it look decent." A Feng said this with a sad look on his face.

It can be seen that there is indeed a deep master-servant friendship between him and Governor Xie.

Yan Ciwan said a few words of comfort, and then asked, "When you came to Yongchunyuan to deliver food last night, you also brought my belongings with you. Did you get those things of mine directly from Nie Wuniang? Did anyone handle them along the way?"

"The envoy ordered me to find Nie Wuniang. Nie Wuniang packed your things in front of me. I took the bundle back to the governor's mansion to report to the envoy. After the envoy looked at the things in the bundle, he asked me to bring the bundle to you. During this process, no one else touched the bundle."

When Afeng said this, a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

He asked cautiously, "Why did Madam Ning suddenly ask about this? Is there something missing from the bag?"

Yan Ciwan nodded: "It's missing a small red purse."

Ah Feng was startled, and immediately tried to recall: "Yesterday I watched Nie Wu Niang packing all the items, and there was indeed a red purse among them. The purse should have been in the bag, how could it be missing? Did I accidentally drop it on the way?"

The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, and his face was filled with guilt and uneasiness.

"I didn't expect to lose Madam Ning's purse. It's all my fault. I was too careless. What's in that purse? Is it valuable? Tell me a price, and I...I will do my best to compensate you."

Yan Ciwan already had the answer in her mind. She thought that the facts were consistent with what she saw in her dream. The red purse was quietly taken away by Xie Tanyu.

She said, "The purse is not worth much, but it has important commemorative significance to me. If you can help me find it, I will be very grateful. You don't have to pay for it."

Ah Feng said hurriedly: "I will do my best to find it. When I find the purse, I will send it to you immediately!"

Yan Ciwan nodded in agreement.

She thought now was a good time to ask, so she did.

"Do you think that besides Xie Sifa, Xie Chusong, and Liu Qingguang, there are other people who would want to kill the envoy?"

Ah Feng also wanted to know who killed his master. He hadn't slept since last night, and he was always thinking about it. When he heard Yan Ciwan's question, his face changed slightly, and he looked very frightened.

Seeing this, Yan Ciwan hurriedly asked: "Did you remember any clues?"

A Feng first looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and spoke nervously.

"I think the one who killed the envoy might not be a human, but a ghost."

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang were stunned.

Both of them thought this statement was ridiculous, but Afeng himself felt that it might be the truth.

Ah Feng whispered, "I am not making this up. The governor's mansion was haunted before. Someone saw a ghost at night. The ghost was wearing white clothes and had long hair. It was very scary!"

When Yan Ciwan heard his description, he suddenly remembered the white figure that flashed by near the study.

She asked, "Why do you think it was that ghost who killed the envoy?"

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