"Uncle Xiao, you knew I was here."
Zuo Jingqian was also a little surprised.
The old man Xiao smiled heartily, "If you just come to see me, you can't bring anyone else here.
Mr.
Tan is also here, and he probably came to ask me about the case."
Zuo Jingqian glanced at her husband and saw that he nodded slightly to her, and then said: "Uncle Xiao, do you still remember the pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants that you carved?"
"Of course I remember.
I originally planned to make a dowry for Qing'er when she got married.
Later, Qing'er left and I sold it to Shopkeeper Xue."
Ye Shunan smiled slightly when he heard this, "No wonder all the utensils here are of top quality.
I think the price offered by Shopkeeper Xue must be quite high."
But Shopkeeper Xue is obviously a very shrewd person, and he will never be too generous.
"Actually, it's not much.
After all, the quality of the jade is not very good."
Before he could finish speaking, Zuo Jingqian spoke up: "But the carving skills on it are outstanding, exquisite and meticulous, without any flaws.
Even with this skill, he can't bid too low.
Uncle Xiao, at that time Xue How much money did the shopkeeper pay when he bought the pair of dragon and phoenix pendants?"
"Thirty taels."
"Thirty taels, Mr.
Shen said he spent three hundred taels when he bought it."
Zuo Jingqian stood up immediately with an angry look on his face.
Ye Shunan was also surprised.
Although most jade shops relied on the price difference between hands to make profits, shopkeeper Xue exploited too much.
Sikong Zhanbai didn't know what was going on in the jade shop, but after hearing this, he felt disgusted with shopkeeper Xue.
"It's true that there is no dishonesty, I must settle the score with that shopkeeper Xue," Zuo Jingqian said angrily.
Ye Shunan smiled faintly.
Even he was scolded by these words.
He was also a businessman.
The person who had the dullest reaction at the scene was Old Man Xiao.
He just sighed softly and said in a gentle voice: "This is actually normal.
Most craftsmen are like this.
We can't compare to them in business.
We have connections and We have good intentions and good words, but all we have is a pair of hands, just to make a living.”
"What are the things in this room?"
Ye Shunan looked around, his voice hesitant.
Since he doesn't have much money, these utensils are not something he can afford.
"Master Shen sent someone to deliver it.
Master Shen is such a good man.
Not only did he have the utensils in this room delivered to him, but he also often asked people to deliver some food every now and then."
It can be seen that he mentioned it.
This Master Shen, Old Man Xiao's face is full of gratitude.
But is there any secret connection between Mr.
Shen and Mr.
Shen?
"Uncle Xiao lived in the Shen Mansion for a while in his early years in order to carve a jade screen for Mr.
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Shen, so we had some friendship."
Seeing Ye Shunan's thoughtful look, Zuo Jingqian explained to Ye Shunan on his behalf.
Ye Shunan nodded, "Oh, so that's it."
Master Tan saw that the two of them were talking about other things all the time, so he couldn't help but ask the old man Xiao: "Have you ever carved another pair of identical dragon and phoenix pendants?"
Old Man Xiao immediately shook his head, "No, I have only carved a pair."
After Master Tan responded, he bowed his head as if in deep thought.
After returning to the inn yesterday, Ye Shunan always regretted that she didn't ask the shopkeeper about Old Man Xiao's daughter, so she asked at this time: "I heard that your daughter slipped and fell into the river and drowned.
I don't know how long ago it was. matter."
Hearing Ye Shunan mention his daughter, Old Man Xiao was slightly startled, then lowered his head, as if unwilling to mention this sad past.
In the end, it was Zuo Jingqian who answered on his behalf, "It was a year ago, probably in the summer.
My husband and I hadn't come here yet at that time.
I also heard what others said."
Old Man Xiao nodded when he heard this, "It was indeed last summer."
It was obvious that he didn't want to talk more about this matter.
It doesn't sound strange to slip and drown in summer, but Ye Shunan always feels that these things are squeezed into everything, which seems to be a bit too coincidental.
"Can I go see her room?"
Ye Shunan said suddenly.
Zuo Jingqian looked at Ye Shunan in confusion.
Could it be that she suspected the death of Old Man Xiao's daughter?
"You can take a look if you want.
It's that room.
I can't see it with my eyes, so I won't take you in."
He pointed to a room to the west.
Pushing open the door, it was unexpectedly clean inside.
It seemed that the old man really loved his daughter.
Although he couldn't see, he often cleaned his deceased daughter's room.
"Shun Nan, do you suspect there is something wrong with Miss Xiao's death?"
Zuo Jingqian asked in a low voice.
Master Tan on the side also looked at Ye Shunan.
Did she see something wrong?
Ye Shunan looked around the room and said casually: "I have some doubts, but it's just a feeling."
While checking the dressing table next to her, she asked Zuo Jingqian: "What do you think of Mr.
Shen?"
Zuo Jingqian thought for a moment and then said: "He, he is a businessman, and he is somewhat stingy.
When I heard that he often helped Uncle Xiao, I was also surprised."
Ye Shunan smiled faintly and looked up at Zuo Jingqian, "You seem to be very prejudiced against businessmen."
She was really innocent in this shot.
"That's not true.
Most of the businessmen I've met are just profit-seeking."
Ye Shunan sighed secretly in his heart, that's all, he should lie down silently after this shot.
Hey, this is what Ye Shunan held up and shined in the light, "Who is the person carved on it?"
"Young master of the Shen family," Zuo Jingqian exclaimed.
They actually found a jade pendant engraved with the young master of the Shen family in Miss Xiao's boudoir.
Does this mean that Miss Xiao also likes the young master of the Shen family?
Ye Shunan thought about it.
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Mr.
Xiao often cleans his daughter's room.
He must not know about the existence of such a jade pendant.
What does he think about this matter?
Has he ever questioned Mr.
Shen?
The fact that Mr.
Shen, who had always been stingy, helped an unrelated person so generously was related to this matter?
Ye Shunan felt that he seemed to have some clues.
"It seems like we have to go to Shen Mansion."
Ye Shunan murmured, staring at the jade pendant in his hand.
After questioning, Old Man Xiao revealed that as early as when he was living in the Shen Mansion and carving jade screens for Mr.
Shen, he knew that his daughter had a crush on the young master of the Shen family.
However, their identities were very different, and their looks were...
At this time, Ye Shunan learned that Old Man Xiao's daughter had a dark red birthmark on her face when she was born.
It was impossible for two people with such huge differences to have any consequences, and the young master of the Shen family was not special to Miss Xiao.
Old man Xiao warned his daughter at that time.
Later, when the jade screen was completed, he took his daughter and moved out of the Shen Mansion, and he had no contact with the young master of the Shen family since then
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