Chapter 84: You know a person’s face but not his heart (Part )
So, there are three suspects in the end.

Su Liuyue immediately asked: "Did Mr. Feng say which three girls they were?"

Er Si nodded and said, "The first one is the fifth daughter of the Zheng family, the woman we just saw at the door.

The second one is the seventh daughter of the Xin family, and the third one is the third daughter of the Pingxi Marquis’s mansion.”

These three families are all families that have survived two dynasties and are still strong.

Needless to say, the Zheng family is in great favor with the emperor. The Xin family and the Pingxi Marquisate are among the few families that followed the Zheng family and imprisoned the royal family of the previous dynasty when the situation was not yet stable, and opened the city gates to welcome the emperor to Beijing.

Such families have always been high and mighty, and they value being well-matched when making friends. A small family like the Su family is not at the same level as them at all. Therefore, the original owner had no memory of ever getting along with these girls, and had only seen them from a distance a few times at banquets.

Xue Lingwan suddenly said, "The fifth young lady of the Zheng family, as I remember, is the daughter of the second branch of the Zheng family, and is... Zheng Jiulang's younger sister."

At this point, she looked at Su Liuyue anxiously, "Cousin, I'm sorry, I just thought of it and said it casually..."

Su Liuyue smiled and glanced at her, saying, "It's okay. I don't mind that matter anymore. You said she was Zheng Jiulang's sister, but she didn't acknowledge him."

The original owner was engaged to Zheng Jiulang after all, so although she had never spoken to these three women directly, she was relatively familiar with the fifth lady of the Zheng family.

Like the Thirteenth Miss Zheng, whom Su Rou was trying to curry favor with, she was the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Zheng family. She had just turned sixteen this year and was very proud and arrogant. Otherwise, Su Rou would not have passed over the Fifth Miss Zheng, who was about the same age as her, and tried to curry favor with the Thirteenth Lady Zheng, who was only twelve years old this year.

Seeing that Su Liuyue really didn't care, Xue Lingwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. My cousin is so good, she will definitely find a better cousin-in-law! Zheng Jiulang missed my cousin, he is unlucky!
By the way, when I came here just now, I met the seventh girl from the Xin family and the third girl from the Pingxi Marquis’s mansion. They are both engaged, and it seems that they came here with their fiancés this time.”

Su Liuyue raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't know that the two girls were already engaged.

At this time, Er Si said, "Oh, Miss, Mr. Feng also said that Mr. Lu is in the back garden. He knows more. Let the young lady keep an eye out and see if he can meet up with Mr. Lu."

Without Feng Dali's explanation, Su Liuyue guessed that the route must be in the back garden. When she and Yun and the others were strolling just now, they had been looking for it intentionally. Unfortunately, the back garden of the Princess's Mansion was too large. They had walked less than one-third of the area so far and had not even seen the shadow of the route.

She thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find those three girls first. Route must have known that those three girls are the suspicious targets we are looking for, and he will definitely appear next to them."

Because Xue Lingwan said that she had just met the seventh lady of the Xin family and the third lady of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, Su Liuyue asked her to lead the way. As they walked, she briefly told her about the case.

Because the case was still under investigation, she did not mention many details and only focused on describing the characteristics of the suspicious target they were looking for.

Xue Lingwan's eyes widened slightly when she heard this, and she couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth, "Cousin, what I mean is that one of these three women might be the murderer's next target. That's impossible!"

Su Liuyue sneered and said, "The murderer has trained her so many times to kill. Nothing is impossible in this world."

Compared to this incident, Xue Lingwan was more surprised at her cousin's calmness when she talked about these things, as if in her eyes, killing was just as common as eating and sleeping.

She stared at Su Liuyue for a while and said, "I haven't seen the Third Young Lady of the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion very often, but I have seen the Seventh Young Lady of the Xin Family a few times. She has a gentle personality and speaks softly. She doesn't look like someone who would mistreat her servants.

The fifth daughter of the Zheng family is more like the woman my cousin was talking about."

A woman who would leave a shadow on the murderer that would distort his soul would certainly not have a good temper. "Second Miss Xue, although I don't know how to investigate a case, I can only judge a person by his appearance. Look at how kind our fourth lady was to our daughter. She was always concerned about our daughter and called her sister. Who knew that she was plotting to steal our daughter's fiancé away?"

When Er Si thought of Su Rou, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

Xue Lingwan was immediately convinced, "That's right."

There are many people in this world who say one thing in public and another behind their backs.

Su Liuyue looked at the two of them with amusement and said, "So, I have to see the three of them in person and observe them in person to know who is most likely to be the person the murderer is looking for."

While they were talking, there was a sudden noise not far away, followed by a burst of praise from men and women.

"What a great poem! Zheng Liulang is indeed a talented scholar praised by even the great scholars of the Imperial College! He just casually said something like this and it became a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages!"

"Xin Qinniang is so lucky to have such a talented and doting fiancé!"

"Of course not. Many people say that Zheng Liulang will be a favorite in the upcoming imperial examination. He will definitely pass the exam and get a good reputation! Xin Qiniang, you have to keep an eye on your fiancé. Don't let Brother Zheng pass the exam and be picked up by someone else as a son-in-law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another burst of laughter was heard.

Not far away, there is an octagonal pavilion built on the lakeside. Next to the pavilion are rows of lotus flowers blooming grandly and warmly. A group of young men and women are sitting in the pavilion, playing the game of flying flowers.

Sitting in the middle was a young man with a rosy face and a smug smile. I guess he was the Zheng Liulang that those people were talking about just now.

Su Liuyue was just looking up when Xue Lingwan suddenly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Cousin, look! Xin Qiniang is right there!"

She was referring to a girl sitting next to Zheng Liulang who was wearing a pink and white skirt, had a slightly round face, and looked very pretty and cute.

She seemed a little uncomfortable with this scene. She kept smiling gently, and her deer-like eyes looked at the guests who were talking to her from time to time. She responded with a gentle and polite smile, holding a cup in both hands, and her right index finger gently slid across the smooth wall of the cup.

It really seems like what Xue Lingwan said, a gentle and introverted person.

The people of Daqing are open-minded and men and women can eat at the same table. It is also common for young men and women who know each other to get together at such banquets to play small games. They saw quite a few of these on their way here just now.

Xue Lingwan said: "Speaking of which, I just remembered that Xin Qiniang's fiancé is also a member of the Zheng family. He is the youngest son of the Zheng family's eldest wife and will also participate in the special examination this year."

Su Liuyue kept staring at Xin Qinnan. Although she was not very used to this situation, she seemed to have a good relationship with Zheng Liulang. The two of them sat together, and Zheng Liulang would come over from time to time and whisper something to her.

During this time, Xin Qinnan's right index finger, which was placed on the cup, had been sliding gently. This seemed to be her usual little action, with only occasional pauses.

Every time there was such a slight pause, it was when Zheng Liulang approached her to speak.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but look thoughtful.

At this time, Xue Lingwan whispered, "Cousin, didn't you say that the murderer likes to... ahem, seduce women, make them fall in love with him, and then trick them out and kill them? I think the seventh girl of the Xin family has a good relationship with her fiancé. She doesn't seem like she would be easily deceived by another man."