Chapter 37 Invitation

The bones were stained with bright red blood. Qi Sui couldn't believe it and asked the steward: "Where did this come from?" Although her voice was calm, a slight tremor could still be heard.

The steward said, "Someone left it outside the gate." Qi Sui took a few steps back and almost fell.

Shen Yu supported her in time and asked, "What's wrong?" She was about to go to the steward, but Qi Sui stepped aside and blocked her: "Changsheng is missing, We're still looking for him."

At this time, the wind blew, and the smell of blood came to Shen Yu, making her frown. She looked down and saw that Qi Sui's fingertips were stained with blood.

Shen Yu grabbed her hand and asked nervously, "How did you get hurt?"

Qi Sui quickly withdrew her hand as if she had been burned, hid it behind her back, and gestured to the steward, who tactfully covered the bones and led the way for the servants to leave.

"I'm not injured, my hands are just dirty." Qi Sui took a half step back and said guiltily, "I'll go wash them."

Shen Yu pulled her sleeves, but Qi Sui turned her head away and didn't look at her, saying, "Qi Sui, turn around."

With red eyes, she slowly turned her head, leaned on Shen Yu's shoulder, and cried, "I'm afraid... I'm afraid something will happen to Changsheng."

Shen Yu stroked her back and gently said, "No, no, killing cattle privately is a criminal offense."

"Really?" Qi Sui stood up straight, hope reborn in her heart, and gradually regained her sanity, and suddenly realized.

"So the bones just now were not Changsheng!"

Shen Yu was wiping her tears, and was shocked when she heard this: "What bones?"

"After I found out that Changsheng was missing, I asked the steward to gather the servants in the mansion, and then I found out that the little servant who usually took care of Changsheng wasn't here this afternoon and just arrived at the mansion." Qi Sui recounted what had just happened, "Just when I was at a loss, the steward brought me the bleeding bones. Someone had deliberately placed them outside the mansion."

"If this is the case, The disappearance of Changsheng is also the work of the person who sent the bones."

"It should be."

Shen Yu said: "Why not report to the police?"

Qi Sui hesitated and said worriedly: "I am afraid that the person who took Changsheng away will secretly monitor my actions If they move, the bones will become a threat."

"You're right, I didn't think it through."

Qi Sui held her hand, shook her head to indicate that it's okay, and then sent most of the servants in the mansion to search the town quietly.

Mother Song was watching the girls eat in the yard. When she learned about this, she hurried to Qi Sui.

"Miss." She looked at Qi Sui's lost expression, unable to stop feeling sad, and said, "Don't be afraid, you took such good care of Changsheng, maybe someone would let him plow the fields after he was taken away, and wouldn't hurt him."

Qi Sui nodded and said, "I have asked people to ask along the street, there will be news."

In the stable of Zhang's mansion, Zhang Wenchi sat leisurely on a rattan chair. The servant was feeding grass to Changsheng, but Changsheng would not eat a single bite.

Zhang Wenchi leaned back in his chair, pointed at Changsheng and said, "Isn't it hungry?"

The servant replied, "But the Qi family usually feeds it grass at this time."

"So it's just not used to eating the grass here?" Zhang Wenchi would always smile inadvertently, "It's just as difficult to get along with as its master."

He saw another servant running over and asked, "Did you deliver the things?"

The servant lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"No one saw what you looked like, did they?"

"It was raining, and there were not many people on the street. Besides, I was wearing a hat, so no one would notice me."

Zhang Wenchi stood up and raised his hand to touch Changsheng's head. "That's very prudent, you should take shelter for a while, and return to the mansion in a few days."

Changsheng seemed very annoyed and dodged his hand, but Zhang Wenchi wasn't annoyed, He grabbed his horns and pressed down hard, forcing Changsheng to Eat grass.

Several servants beside him also held down Changsheng's body, preventing him from moving.

Zhang Wenchi saw it eat a few bites before letting go, panting slightly: "Qi Sui must be very anxious now, you have to eat your fill obediently."

He clapped his hands, sweat on his forehead, and said disdainfully: "It's so dirty, I really don't know why she raised you."

Qi Sui first sent the girls back to Yunyan Village, and then returned to Qi Mansion, just to find out Changsheng's whereabouts in time. Unfortunately, the servants who came back did not find any relevant clues. She sat in the main hall, puzzled, and asked "How could someone leading a cow be so conspicuous, but no one saw it?"

The servant said, "Maybe it's because it's raining, there are not many people on the street, and our mansion is located in a remote area of ​​the town, walking around the back door can't see anyone."

Qi Sui guessed: "It seems that person is very familiar with the Qi Mansion." At this point, she had a flash of inspiration and several faces emerged in her mind, including Qi Changsheng, the fourth master, and finally Zhang Wenchi. She thought of Zhang Wenchi's attitude towards the original owner. "Could it be Zhang Wenchi who did it?"

The system finally came out and said, "It is very likely that he did it. He used to come to the Qi Mansion all the time."

"But why would he do that?" Qi Sui didn't understand how this would benefit him, "I didn't provoke him either."

System: "Maybe he did it on purpose."

At this time, Shen Yu also came. The wind was blowing outside. Qi Sui stood up and took the cloak from the maid. "Why haven't you rested yet?" She tied the cloak for Shen Yu. "You're not afraid of catching a cold easily at night."

Shen Yu bowed her head and obediently let her dress her tightly, smiling softly, "I forced myself to stay here today just to accompany you, and now I can't sleep."

Qi Sui originally wanted her to go back to the village, but Shen Yu was worried that she would suffer alone. So she stayed in Qi's mansion.

She said worriedly, "I'm naturally happy that you can accompany me, but you can't ignore your own health."

Mother Song didn't sleep either. This was the first time Qi Sui stayed at the Qi Mansion, so she asked the maid to bring two hand warmer form them.

"Young lady and Madam Shen, please warm your hands." Mother Song smiled kindly and said, "I asked the kitchen to heat up the rice porridge. If you're hungry, ask someone to bring it to you."

Qi Sui did not have the habit of eating midnight snacks, so she said to Shen Yu, "Would you like to eat something?"

Shen Yu shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mother Song. You don't have to worry about me." She looked at Qi Sui again, "Has Changsheng been found yet?"

"At present nothing yet, that person is very cunning, taking advantage of the rain to pick the less crowded places to go, the servants ran a few times but no one seen it."

"Don't worry, there will always be clues."

Qi Sui nodded, looking at the night outside, The next day she had to go back to the village to pick up the girls for school, and she didn't want Shen Yu to wait with her, so she said, "It's too late, you should rest early, and Mother Song shouldn't be busy." Shen Yu saw that there were red veins in her eyes, so she guess that she must be very tired so she stopped talking.

Qi Sui stood up and accompanied Shen Yu back to the room alone without letting anyone follow them. The two walked in silence as the moonlight poured down. When their shadows moved to the corner of the corridor, Qi Sui stopped. Shen Yu also stopped and turned to face her.

She asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Sui held her hand through her cloak, sat on the veranda, and said, "If taking Changsheng away is the beginning, will the next one be against you?"

"Am I In big trouble?" She lowered her head and said, "How about you..."

"Qi Sui." Shen Yu interrupted her, looking slightly angry, and said, "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Sister, don't be angry." Qi Sui leaned on her, not daring to look at her.

Realizing that her tone was too harsh, she softened her tone and said distressedly, "Don't blame yourself, Changsheng will come back."

Shen Yu reached out her hand, gently held her face, bent down, and seemed to remember something, turned her face away and asked in a low voice: "Can I kiss you?"

"Ah?" Qi Sui didn't react. The dim warm light reflected on Shen Yu's face, and her expression was gentler than usual. She felt stunned and nodded. Then she placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

Before dawn the next day, Qi Sui tiptoed out of the room because Shen Yu lived next door to her so she's worried about disturbing her. But Shen Yu was half a step slower than her. The sound of the door opening brought Qi Sui back to her senses. She returned and pushed her in: "Hurry up and lie down, and sleep for a while."

Shen Yu hadn't slept all night, and at this moment the cool breeze blew which felt very refreshing.

But Qi Sui refused to let her go with her and asked Mother Song to look after her.

After a while, the sky began to brighten and the school was filled with the sound of reading.

Qi Sui was looking at an invitation, lost in thought.

"Zhang Wenchi actually invited me to his house. He is holding a flower viewing banquet."

Mother Song felt stunned. As expected, she wanted her to refuse. "Don't go, young lady. It's bound to be bad."

Then another servant came. It was said to be a gift from the Zhang family.

Qi Sui saw it was a box, so she took it and opened it. Inside was half a cow horn and a piece of paper with the word "Changsheng" written on it.

The system said: "Sure enough, he did it."

Qi Sui immediately rushed to the door of Zhang's house with a few servants, regardless of Mother Song's objection, but the people in Zhang's house only let her in. Qi Sui followed the maid into the yard. Zhang Wenchi was sitting on one side of the table, looking at her with a smile in his eyes. "I'm so happy to see you so angry."

Qi Sui wanted to go crazy when she saw him gloating over someone else's misfortune. Fortunately, the system spoke in time: "Friendly reminder, host, stay calm."

She calmed down and glared at Zhang Wenchi: " Where is Changsheng? Give him back to me."

Zhang Wenchi stretched out his hands, spread them in front of her, and said with a smile: "I don't have him in my hands."

"No, are you sick?" Qi Sui was so angry that she took several steps forward. She took out the horn from the box and questioned him: "Didn't you use Changsheng to force me to come here?"

"Yes." Zhang Wenchi raised his eyebrow and said, , "Since you're here, sit down first and then talk about what you're anxious about."

Qi Sui wanted to overturn the table for him, but she was afraid that he would be so moody that he would break the pot in a moment of anger, so she sat down ruthlessly with a stomach full of anger.

Zhang Wenchi seemed very satisfied with her attitude. He pushed the fruits on the table in front of her and said, "I sent someone to the fruit bureau to buy them. These are the ones you used to love to eat. You can try it."

"What do you want?" Qi Sui was unmoved and continued to ask him: "Give me back my Changsheng, no matter how much money I want."

Zhang Wenchi seemed to have heard something funny and sneered: "Do I still need your silver? Keep it for yourself. As for what I want, I just want to find someone to kill some time."

He saw that Qi Sui's face was getting worse and worse, and he couldn't help feeling happy in his heart, so he said, "If you feel bored, I'll ask someone to go and invite the young lady from your mansion, and we'll enjoy the flowers and tea together."

Qi Sui's face suddenly turned cold, and she looked up at him: "Since when did you start?"

Zhang Wenchi poured a cup of hot tea, The heat obscured his face and he said in a very light voice, "I can't remember clearly."