Washing rice is not difficult, and it is over with almost no need for Su Mu.The aunt frantically went to burn firewood, and Liu Xiaoran just took over the job of cutting vegetables and cooking porridge, leaving no chance for Su Mu, and he became a real idler.

He could only lean against the wall beside him in a daze, but his eyes always looked at Liu Xiaoran unconsciously, even though he kept reminding himself that this would make him look suspicious, he still couldn't restrain himself.

Because he slept on Liu Xiaoran's quilt when he got up this morning, he really felt a little guilty.

Could it be that I pushed Liu Xiaoran out last night?That's why he woke up so early?

Although Liu Xiaoran was cutting vegetables with her head down, she really couldn't ignore this one glance after another. She raised her head to look at Su Mu, frowned and said, "Why?"

"Ah? That..." Su Mu was suddenly caught, and couldn't make up his mind for a while. After hesitating for a while, he asked cautiously, "Liu Shaoqing, last night I——Cough cough, that's right—didn't do anything to you when you were unconscious, right?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "unconsciousness", in order to get some sympathy points from Liu Xiaoran if he really did something.

Liu Xiaoran looked up at Su Mu, shook her head, and said calmly, "No."

"But today I..."

"I woke up earlier, and I don't know what you did after I went out." Liu Xiaoran lowered her eyes again, and continued to cut the cabbage in her hands neatly, "You don't have to think about it."

"Ah, that's good, that's good..." Su Mu heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

After tossing him all morning, he was relieved, and he returned to his usual complacent appearance, cheerfully expressing that he was going to drag Lu Lingjue up, and disappeared at the door in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the person walking out, Liu Xiaoran sighed softly, but the tips of her ears were a little red.

I didn't wake up this little Marquis in the middle of the night yesterday, but this man became more and more energetic in the second half of the night. From time to time, he would come over for three minutes. In the morning, he was almost hanging on himself, so he simply got up early and turned himselfThe entire bed was given up to Su Mu.

As for Su Mu, he was much more honest when Liu Xiaoran came with him. He neither continued to expand his territory, nor put his hand on Lu Lingjue's waist like last night, but instead hugged the quilt and slept soundly.

...just this once.

Liu Xiaoran rubbed her temples that danced so badly.

The person involved, Lord Su Xiaohou, didn't know it at all, he didn't doubt the authenticity of Liu Shaoqing's words, and he was dragging and dragging Lu Lingjue out of the bed right now.

Even though his majesty was not as majestic as Liu Xiaoran's words, his strength was not weak. Lu Lingjue struggled for a while, and finally got up yawning sadly, while muttering: "Sleep a little longer, it’s only so far away from Jiang Prefecture, it won’t hurt to sleep a little longer…”

Su Mu leaned down and whispered in his ear: "Your adult made the breakfast himself, if it gets cold, how do you think he will fix you?"

Lu Lingjue regained consciousness upon hearing the words, but revealed a surprised expression.

"What! Breakfast made by adults!"

After speaking, he speeded up the speed of getting dressed, and finally rushed out the door without even putting on his shoes, leaving Su Mu in a mess in place.

Although this was not his original intention, the effect looked... not bad.

After the meal, several people bid farewell to uncle and aunt, and several people continued to go to Jiang Prefecture, and finally saw the gate of Jiang Prefecture mansion two days later.

Unlike in Bishui County, when they arrived in Jiang Prefecture, Liu Xiaoran and Lu Lingjue directly handed over official documents to Jiang Prefecture's government office to meet the governor Du Han. Naturally, Su Mu had nothing to do, so he could only wander around the city.

Jiang Prefecture seems to be much more prosperous than a small town like Bishui County. The streets and alleys are full of people coming and going, and even the small restaurants on the side of the road are full of people when it’s meal time. Su Mu waited at the door for a while before finallyThere is a table available to sit at.

He listened with great interest to Xiao Er's report of the dishes, ordered a table full of them, and sat down with Mo Shu facing each other.

"This Jiang Prefecture is really lively!" Maybe it's because the atmosphere here is so good that he can't wait to forget his purpose of coming here.

"I don't know if we can find out about Su Qi's whereabouts..." Su Mu held his chin and played with the chopsticks on the table, which was a pity, "If it wasn't for this incident, I really want to have a good time...."

Seeing him melancholy, Mo Shu felt depressed for a while, and became dazed. The master and servant were silent for a while, and the shopkeeper brought the dishes.

Su Mu and Lu Lingjue stayed for a long time, and they also practiced the ability to forget everything on their minds when they saw the food. When the dishes were served, they greeted them for dinner and didn't mention anything.

And when night fell, Liu Xiaoran and Lu Lingjue finally returned to the inn from the government office, they still did not accept Governor Du's kindness to live in his other garden, but chose a nearby inn to stay.

As soon as she saw Su Mu, Liu Xiaoran shook her head lightly: "I didn't find out about Su Qi's whereabouts, but I did find out about a woman."

"Woman?" Su Mu was stunned for a moment, and then realized, "Is it a girl from Silla?"

Lu Lingjue answered from the side: "It's her, and it's because she has something to do with a case that we found her."

Su Mu frowned when he heard this, it was not a good sign that it was related to the case: "What case?"

"We came to a fire case three days ago." Liu Xiaoran said concisely, "The deceased was Mou Xun, a businessman from Nanzhao Kingdom, and Silla had a relationship with him before he died, so the government kept herConfession."

"Fire case..." Su Mu felt his eyelids twitching. With Hong Siqi as a precedent, fire always made him feel that it was not simple, it was more like trying to cover up some criminal evidence.

Naturally, Liu Xiaoran was also very suspicious, but he went to the scene today, and there were only charred traces left there, and the corpse of the businessman left in the government office was also charred black, and it was almost impossible to discern the original appearance of the person, looking for cluesI'm afraid it will be extremely difficult.

Even so, he still looked at Su Mu.

He always felt that Su Mu could always find new opportunities from places where it seemed impossible to find clues.

Su Mu also had this intention, and when he was about to speak, he felt Liu Xiaoran's eyes on him.

Although he has never spoken, he already knows it well.

Liu Xiaoran nodded lightly, as if acquiescing to Su Mu's unspoken request: "Tomorrow, you and Lu Chenchu can go to see the corpse and the scene together. If you can find some clues, it may be helpful to find out about this Silla.Girls will also benefit."

Lu Lingjue read the dossier for a day and was in a daze and wanted to go to bed and sleep forever, so she answered absent-mindedly, and asked belatedly after a while, "Eh? Are you not with us, my lord?"

"Well. There are still some people who have been in contact with this life that have not been investigated. I will take someone to investigate tomorrow." Liu Xiaoran looked at Su Mu, and after thinking for a while, she said, "You are needed here......too much trouble."

Su Mu was slightly startled when he heard the words, and met Liu Xiaoran's gaze. His eyes were no longer indifferent and alienated, but now revealed a simple and sincere trust, which made Su Mu's heart skip a beat.After a touch of warmth, and a hint of joy that seems to be absent.

"Naturally." In the end, he still couldn't suppress the faint joy in his heart, and slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, "Don't worry Liu Shaoqing, I will definitely do my best."

On the second day, when Su Mu saw the appearance of the corpse, he suddenly regretted his self-confidence yesterday.

The corpse was charred and charcoaled, and it was almost impossible to identify a person. It was placed on the white cloth on the table in a fist-fighting position. If he hadn't been mentally prepared before coming, he would be shocked by the appearance of the corpse.Jump.

According to the condition of the corpse, there are goose claw-shaped changes in the corners of the eyes, and there are only traces of burning at the top of the eyelashes, and there are traces of soot in the mouth.There are many traces of false lacerations, mottled skin, and charred black charring, making it impossible to distinguish subcutaneous hemorrhage.In the absence of an autopsy, he couldn't tell whether there were other wounds or signs of struggle on the man's body.

Su Mu shook his head regretfully. In this era without scientific identification technology and prohibition of autopsy, there are indeed very few clues that forensic doctors can find.

He sighed softly, stood up and said to Lu Lingjue, "I can only go to the scene to look for it."

Lu Lingjue on the side was also a little frustrated, even Su Mu couldn't find any clues on the body, it seemed that this case was really difficult.

Seeing Lu Lingjue's dejected look, Su Mu felt a little funny, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be despondent, it's not like you didn't find anything, at least it's ruled out that this person was killed and burned.A wrong answer is also a way to the right answer! What's more, we haven't been to the scene yet. Sometimes there may be fewer clues on the scene than on the corpse. Maybe there are some clues that the murderer didn't find, so he just waited there.with us."

Lu Lingjue was easy to coax at first, plus he used to believe in Liu Xiaoran's words, and now there is another Su Mu, who believes everything he says with his eyes closed, and now he came back to life, and took Su Mu to the place where the fire started, a small shop in the south of the city.

"He still has his own shop? It seems that the business should be doing well." Su Mu pushed the door open, choked on the smoke inside, and stretched out his hand to slap himself.

"Nanzhao Kingdom's spices have a unique smell, and are quite popular now, so the business should be really good." Lu Lingjue stepped in after her, but her expression was a little unhappy.

Su Mu noticed his abnormality, and asked, "What's the matter? Is this smell making you uncomfortable?"

"No." Lu Lingjue shook her head angrily, "There are always some... shameful things in this Nanzhao Kingdom, which make people frightened."

"An ugly thing? What is that?" Su Mu asked while squatting down to examine it carefully.

"I don't know the specifics, but I've heard people say that there are many medicine women in Nanzhao Kingdom who can practice some very evil things. They are called... called, oh!"

Lu Lingjue slapped his forehead and remembered.

"It's called Gu!"

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Where is Nanzhao Kingdom?It was the name of Yunnan during the Tang Dynasty!