Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 238
Si Buping seemed to be in a bad mood, his expression was cold and his tone was hard.

"Why do you have so many things to do?!"

Yan Ciwan was not afraid of being bullied, and asked calmly: "The matter of the black market has come to an end for the time being, but the case of Xie Tanyu's murder has not yet been concluded. Has the Grand Chamberlain made any progress on the real murderer?"

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Just stay here and recover from your injuries."

After saying that, he walked out without looking back.

The door was slammed shut with a bang.

Yan Ciwan shrank her neck and complained to Xiao Wang.

"This guy has such a bad temper. He was fine just now, but suddenly he turned hostile."

Xiao Wang reminded: "He hasn't gone far yet, he might be able to hear it."

As if to confirm his words, heavy footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by a series of greetings.

"Greetings to the Grand Lord."

The voice was very familiar, and Yan Ciwan recognized it immediately. It was the voice of Chaolu, Du Lingzhou, Li Chengge, and Xiao Xie.

"Are you here to visit Ning Ci?" Si Buping's voice rang out, clearly heard into the house.

Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang looked at each other.

Xiao Wang raised his index finger and gestured to her to keep quiet.

The conversation outside soon ended. Si Buping's footsteps gradually faded away. There was a knock on the door. Xiao Wang went to open the door and let everyone outside in.

Chaolu was holding a heavy food box in her hand. She opened the box and took out a porcelain cup from it.

"This is the chicken soup my mother made especially for you. I added some herbs to nourish your blood and qi. Come and have a try."

Yan Ciwan took the porcelain cup, opened the lid and smelled it: "It smells so good, it must be delicious. Thank Madam Chao for me."

Xiao Xie handed over a cane and said gently, "It will take some time for the injury on your leg to heal. Before that, you can use it to walk. It will be more convenient."

"Thank you, Xiao Dalang, you are so thoughtful."

Du Lingzhou was holding a pile of storybooks: "I know you will be bored here recuperating from your injuries. I specially collected these books from the bookstores in the city. They are enough for you to read for a long time."

"Wow, I was just looking for a book to read to kill time, you're so timely!"

Li Chengge put a bunch of gorgeous pink hibiscus flowers into the vase and said with a smile: "Although these are artificial flowers made of silk gauze, they are lifelike. Smell them, there is the fragrance of hibiscus flowers!"

Yan Ciwan stretched his neck and sniffed it, his eyes sparkling: "It smells really good, is there any spices sprinkled on this flower?"

"The petals are smeared with essential oil made from hibiscus flowers. I also bought the essential oil and gave it to you. When the fragrance of the flower fades in the future, you can apply a little more essential oil and the fragrance will return."

As Li Chengge spoke, he placed a glass bottle in Yan Ciwan's hand.

It was a small glass bottle, its surface polished to be extremely smooth, and it felt icy cold in the hand.

Yan Ciwan smiled with her eyes curved.

She could feel that everyone's kindness towards her was genuine. She gladly accepted everyone's kindness and felt deeply happy about it.

Xiao Wang was right, she was not alone, she had so many friends.

Although the road to Chang'an is dangerous, it is not lonely.

She said sincerely: "Thank you!"

……

Chaolu stayed in the inn, and her room was next to Yan Ciwan so that she could take better care of Yan Ciwan. As a result, Xiao Wang lost many opportunities to get close to Yan Ciwan, but he did not feel lonely because he found other things to do.

After he had almost recovered, he left the inn and went to the governor's mansion, using his brother's relationship to inquire about the progress of the murder of Xie Tanyu.

Then he passed the information he had obtained to Yan Ci Wan.

"The three people with the greatest suspicion are still Xie Li, Liu Qingguang, and Xie Chusong, but the government office has not been able to find direct evidence to convict them, and the case is currently at a stalemate."

Yan Ciwan asked, "Has Xie Li been caught?"

"Well, he has been imprisoned, but no matter how severely he is tortured, he refuses to admit that he is the real murderer of Xie Tanyu."

Yan Ciwan thought for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Can you talk to Xie Chusong for me?"

Xiao Wang nodded and said, "I'm happy to serve you."

Yan Ciwan explained everything in this way.

That afternoon, Xiao Wang came to the governor's mansion again, and he met Xie Chusong in the garden.

Xie Chusong was wearing a plain white dress, with no makeup on her face and no hairpins on her body. She only had a small white silk flower pinned on her temples.

She looked much thinner, with thin cheeks and a haggard expression.

"I wonder what Xiao Liulang wants to talk to me about?"

Xiao Wang said gently, "Madam Xie doesn't look very well. Maybe she hasn't had enough rest these days. Today is a rare good day, the sun is bright and warm. Why don't we take a walk together? Madam Xie can also relax. How do you think?"

Xie Chusong accepted his proposal.

The two of them walked and talked.

Xiao Wang used the thank you gift as a starting point and talked about the relationship between the Five Gods Sect and Xie Tanyu. When he walked near the study, Xiao Wang stopped and suddenly asked as if he remembered something.

"On the day when Envoy Xie was murdered, Ah Ci and I came here. We happened to run into Madam Xie here. You looked very emotional at the time."

Xie Chusong followed his words and recalled the scene of that day, and pursed his lips slightly: "I regret it very much. I shouldn't have been so impulsive at that time."

Xiao Wang looked at her steadily: "If you were given another chance, would you do the same thing again?"

Xie Chusong frowned and said in confusion.

"What do you mean? Do you suspect that I killed my father?"

Xiao Wang looked at her in silence.

Xie Chusong was somewhat annoyed by being looked at. She clutched her handkerchief tightly and said angrily, "Although I am not my father's biological daughter, he has treated me as his own daughter over the years. I have only gratitude and respect for him and absolutely no intention of hurting him!"

"You have a motive! Your biological father, Xu Hanshi, was killed by the rebels. The entire Xu family was massacred by the rebels, and Xie Tanyu had close ties with the rebels. He is very likely an accomplice in the murder of the entire Xu family."

Xie Chusong was stunned.

She was a little panicked: "How do you know these things?"

"The Five Gods Cult has found out about your background. They told you these things on purpose in order to provoke you to kill Xie Tanyu. This time when we sneaked into the black market to investigate the Five Gods Cult, we learned about this from the people of the Five Gods Cult."

Xie Chusong opened his eyes wide and muttered to himself, "So it was someone from the Five Gods Sect... No wonder no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find out who sent the secret letter."

"Everything is one-sided from the Five Gods. You shouldn't believe it."

Xie Chusong smiled bitterly, "Of course I know that I can't believe what people with unknown origins say, so after my father came back, I ran to him to ask the truth. As long as he told me no, I would believe that he was not an accomplice in the murder of my biological father. But he refused to say even such a simple sentence. He told me to get out and said he never wanted to see me again. At that moment, I really hated him!"

(End of this chapter)