Chapter 16 Sixteen, night pattern day brocade
After bidding farewell to E King Li Run, they set off on their way home in the dark night.
"Are you going back to the mansion first, or to Dali Temple?"
Huang Zixia said without hesitation: "Go back home, bring some food to Dali Temple. Zhou Ziqin and Zhang Xingying are still there."
He didn't object either, he just said, "I'll wait for you at Zhenliuxie when I come back."
Huang Zixia didn't care about eating, so she went to the kitchen to pick up the food box, and rushed to Dali Temple in the palace's carriage.
Cui Chunzhan, the young minister of Dali Temple, has rushed to the princess mansion because of the princess' affairs.As soon as Huang Zixia heard the news, he seemed to see his usual toothache-like expression before his eyes.
Fan Yang, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, was on duty when he saw Huang Zixia coming, and greeted her very politely, his face was still blue: "Eunuch Yang, what do you think about this matter, princess, and the most beloved Princess Tongchang, He was killed on the street just like that!"
Huang Zixia sighed: "Now we can only wait for the emperor's will first."
Fan Yang stomped his feet and lamented, completely indifferent to other affairs of the yamen.Even Huang Zixia didn't care when she said that she was going to find Lu Dicui with a food box, and waved her directly to let her in: "Ziqin and that Zhang Xingying are also inside, Eunuch Yang just go in."
It was already dark, and there was only an oil lamp lit in a wall hole in the clean room, casting a faint light.When Huang Zixia stood at the door, she only saw Dicui and Zhang Xingying close together, the small ball of dancing fire light coated them with a faint brilliance, they didn't move, just stared at the light in a daze.
Zhou Ziqin was squatting at the door, and when he saw her coming, he jumped up excitedly: "Chonggu, you're here! Ah... that's great, that's great, and you brought food, I'm starving to death!"
He took the food box in Huang Zixia's hand, walked into it excitedly and said, "Second brother Zhang, Ah Di, don't care about the rest, the biggest meal is, come, come, eat something first!"
Zhou Ziqin set the dishes diligently, put the two bowls of dishes he thought were the most delicious in front of Dicui and Huang Zixia, and then distributed chopsticks to everyone.
The cook of Kui Wang's mansion has always been very kind to Huang Zixia, and they always bring her the best dishes, but it's a pity that none of the four of them can eat.
Huang Zixia looked at Dicui, and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "Miss Lu, I believe Ziqin has told you, there is a little thing about coming here again, please tell us."
Dicui stood up timidly, and said in a low voice, "I...I have nothing to say, I already said it this morning..."
Seeing her panic and fear, Zhou Ziqin quickly waved his hands to explain, and said, "Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, Brother Zhang is our friend, so you are our friend too, let's just chat!"
Huang Zixia saw that Di Cui's expression was still hesitant, so she raised her hand and patted Zhang Xingying's back, and said, "Miss Lu, trust us. Anyway, we will always stand by your side. If people from Dali Temple come over, I'm afraid of you would be more frightened."
Hearing what she said, Zhang Xingying nodded quickly, lowered her head to comfort Di Cui, and said, "Don't worry, Eunuch Yang is very powerful. There is no mystery in the world that she can't solve. I believe that as long as you tell the truth, Eunuch Yang will definitely help you get justice !"
Dicui raised her head, looked at him deeply, for a long time, gave him an expression that pulled the corner of her lips reluctantly: "But... I have nothing to say, I just killed those two people."
"It's useless to lie to us." Huang Zixia interrupted her, looked at Zhou Ziqin, Zhou Ziqin understood, and immediately said: "Miss Lu, Sun Laizi's body was inspected by me. I remember it very clearly."
Then, he turned around and went outside to break a branch for her: "Miss Lu, you can just treat me as Sun Laizi and show us the scene at that time. You said Sun Laizi was standing inside the door, so you held up The knife stabbed him twice, right?"
"Yes..." Dicui answered tremblingly, holding the branch in his hand.
"Then how did you stab it?"
Dicui hesitated, looked at Zhang Xingying, then at the branch in his hand, but finally he raised it up and stabbed towards Zhou Ziqin's chest.
Zhang Xingying was in a hurry and was about to stop her, but Zhou Ziqin had already grabbed her wrist quickly and blocked her hand in the air: "Miss Lu, if a person stabs someone in front of someone else, the wound must come from the top. It’s a pity that Sun Laizi’s wound was from left to right, that is to say, he was stabbed when he was lying on his right side, and the wound was slightly inclined downward. When Sun Laizi was sleeping, he squatted in front of the low bed and stabbed him with a knife, instead of being stabbed by you when he came to open the door as you said."
"So, if you insist that you killed Sun Laizi, please tell us how you sneaked into his cage-like room and killed him while he was sleeping? Came out of the locked room?"
Dicui stood in front of them blankly, speechless.
Zhang Xingying stared at her with wide eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Adi? Why are you lying? Why are you lying about being the murderer?"
"Of course it's for you, Second Brother Zhang," Huang Zixia said quietly, "You thought she was the murderer who killed Wei Ximin and Sun Mangzi, but she thought you were the murderer who killed those two people to avenge her. So, after she found out that you had become the object of suspicion, and even indeed affected your future, she chose to sacrifice herself and surrendered herself to Dali Temple without hesitation, trying to replace your crime and keep you safe! "
Huang Zixia's words stunned both Zhang Xingying and Di Cui.
"Adi...you are so stupid!" Zhang Xingying suddenly grabbed her hand, such a big man, happy, angry and sad, mixed together, don't know what expression, "You...you! Now What can we do?"
Huang Zixia looked at their handshakes, feeling both relieved and sad, and could only say: "Now that the princess is dead, Miss Lu was in the clean room of Dali Temple at the time, so there is absolutely no suspicion. But you have already confessed to the previous two. It's hard to keep you out, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the real culprit is caught."
Di Cui nodded sadly, and said softly, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhang, I...I don't believe you..."
"It's not your fault, it's my fault for hiding it from you..." Zhang Xingying sighed.
"You guys are really serious. We have to go all over again now because of such a turmoil." Zhou Ziqin shook his head helplessly, took the food box outside, tidied up the tables and chairs, and sat in the chairs with Huang Zixia. On the bed, Zhang Xingying and Di Cui sat side by side on the empty low bed.
"Come on, you are one of the few recent eyewitnesses at Jianfu Temple that day, Ms. Lu, I hope you can untie your knots first and describe the scene that day to us in detail, okay?"
Di Cui bit her lower lip silently, her eyes looked at Zhang Xingying, Zhang Xingying nodded to her, then she lowered her head and said silently: "But, I was wearing a veiled hat that day, and the situation outside was not very clear. , when Second Brother Zhang helped me pick up the veiled cap, I was afraid that people would recognize me, so I covered my face and squatted on the ground. I didn’t see anything, not even… not even Wei Ximin in the crowd, It stands to reason that the eunuch's red dress is very conspicuous in the crowd, but I really didn't see it."
Zhang Xingying also thought about it, and said: "Yes, there were a lot of people in Jianfu Temple at that time. Wei Ximin was short and submerged in the crowd. Even I didn't see him. Until the thunder struck and the candle exploded, I saw him rolling on the ground. Only then did Wei Ximin discover that he was also at Jianfu Temple."
"So, do you think... was it possible at that time that someone took the opportunity to attack him?"
"Totally impossible!" Zhang Xingying shook his head resolutely and said, "It only takes a moment for a thunderbolt to explode the candle, who can react at that moment, pull Wei Ximin out of the crowd, and just hit the fire?"
"Besides, his body... is on fire all over his body, not one or two places are covered with candle flames. Therefore, even if he rolled on the ground, he couldn't stop the fire," Di Cui said softly, "So I think, It must be God's punishment."
Huang Zixia nodded, and asked thoughtfully: "So, did you see Wei Ximin clearly at that time? Do you think there is anything unusual about him?"
Zhang Xingying nodded and said: "Of course! I know that he is the one who killed Di Cui, so I looked back at him several times in the confusion. I saw him... It seemed that he was frightened, and the fire should be very painful on him. , but he was still a little dazed at first, lying on the ground for a moment, and then screamed and rolled on the ground trying to suppress the fire on his body."
"Well... I also remember... his appearance as if he just woke up from a dream." Dicui said.
While Zhou Ziqin was recording, he tilted his head to look at Huang Zixia: "How about it, the more you check, the more you look like God's punishment?"
Huang Zixia was noncommittal, turned to Dicui, and asked, "Why did you take that painting away?"
When Dicui heard her mentioning this matter, her body trembled slightly, and she looked up at Zhang Xingying.
Seeing that Zhang Xingying's expression remained the same, she was still gazing at her tenderly, she bit her lower lip lightly, and said in a low voice, "I... my father found me..."
Zhang Xingying was stunned and asked, "When?"
"On...the day you played polo," she said timidly with her head down, "I wanted to make you an ancient building, so I went to the West Market to buy mutton...but, on When passing by my father's shop, I, I couldn't help but take a look inside..."
Obviously wearing a veiled hat, but after all, they are father and daughter for more than ten years, Lu Zhiyuan immediately recognized her.When she finished buying the mutton and arrived at the door of Zhang's house, she felt that something was wrong, and when she turned around, she suddenly found her father who was following her far away.
Seeing that she had discovered him, Lu Zhiyuan stepped up and said to her, "That's right, that's right. I didn't expect you to not only be alive, but also find a place to stay."
She was so frightened that she trembled all over, fearing that the Zhang family would discover her true identity, so she could only beg her father to leave as soon as she did not have her daughter.
Lu Zhiyuan sneered and said, "If you find a man, you want to leave me alone? Are you worthy of me raising you for seventeen years? Let me tell you, if you don't stay in the capital, you'll get out of here and embarrass me; or , you ask this family to prepare me a ten-dollar dowry gift, which can be regarded as my reward for raising you for so many years!"
Zhou Ziqin listened, sighed, and asked: "So you took the painting and pawned it for ten coins, and gave it to your father?"
Di Cui gritted her teeth and nodded silently, and said: "I...I really have no choice but to leave Second Brother Zhang, but I'm also afraid that he will know my past...I, I thought that there was no one in the world who would accept that A woman with a miserable past..."
She said, covering her face with trembling hands, and her voice became lower and lower: "I'm desperate. I thought I could rot in that small courtyard for the rest of my life. That's my last hiding place." ...But my father forced me to cut off my last hope in this life... Until I heard and heard Brother Zhang talking about this painting, and knew that it had such a history, I... put the painting I gave it to my father and told him that it was the imperial pen of the first emperor, which was very valuable. After letting him take it, he would never come to me. My father didn’t believe me, so I took it to the pawn shop, and it was really worth ten coins. I took the money Give it to him and say, from now on, the Lu family will have no daughters, and from now on, I will belong to the Zhang family..."
At this point, she finally couldn't speak any more, only gasping violently due to excitement.After a long, long time, she choked up and said, "Second Brother Zhang, I'm sorry...I, I'm a thief who stole the most precious thing from your house..."
"No, don't say that you just want to stay with me. It doesn't matter if you sell all the things at home or throw them away." Zhang Xingying gently held her hand and said softly, "I Dad has just recovered from a serious illness, and I am away again, and now the house is entirely up to you, and you are the mistress of the house! Isn't it natural for the master to take things?"
Di Cui didn't expect him to say that, she stared blankly at him, only tears streaming down her face.Zhang Xingying gently wiped it off for her, stared at her silently for a long time, couldn't help feeling sad, and said, "Adi, you are so stupid... Now, what should I do?"
"That's right, it's really bad to see how it is now." Seeing that there was no one else around, Zhou Ziqin lowered his voice and said, "But you don't have to worry, the death of the princess this time is very important to the court. It is a great misfortune, but for Di Cui, it is a great fortune... Cui Shaoqing is quite open-minded, as long as Di Cui can clarify the facts to him, we will entrust a few princes to say good things-at least King Zhao and King E I have seen you, as long as we sincerely beg, we should be fine. As for the emperor, I think the only person in the world who can change the emperor’s mind is King Kui. And King Kui depends on Chonggu... ..."
The eyes of the three fell on Huang Zixia expectantly.
Huang Zixia hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "I will try my best."
Zhang Xingying went home to get the quilt and clothes for Di Cui, Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin walked out of Dali Temple together, discussing whether Princess Tongchang was kidnapped at that time, why she didn't call out, suddenly Cui Chunzhan came back on a horse, jumped off the horse and was happy He shouted at them: "Zi Qin! Chong Gu! You are here too! It's great!" The lanterns at the entrance of Dali Temple were brightly lit, and the torches in the hands of Cui Chunzhan's attendants were also burning. They saw the joy on Cui Chunzhan's face in the bright light, and they both felt surprised and looked at each other. It must be a face full of pain! When a fat figure was dragged out from behind Cui Chunzhan, Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin were even more stunned—this short, fat middle-aged man who was tied with hemp rope and looked as round as a rice dumpling, wasn’t that Boss Qian? Money Guansuo? As soon as Qian Guansuo saw them, he immediately cried out: "Master Zhou! Eunuch Yang! You must testify for me! I really didn't kill anyone! It's even more impossible for me to kill the princess!" Zhou Ziqin's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "Cui Shaoqing, is he the murderer?" Cui Chunzhan smiled, quite proudly: "Yes, today I was ordered by the emperor to search through the princess' mansion again, and I happened to meet him sneaking around to find the cook of the princess' mansion. Let's catch him and ask him. You actually said that you are looking for your daughter, what a liar!" Zhou Ziqin watched Qian Guansuo being dragged in, and asked in surprise, "Hey, isn't his daughter the maid of the Princess Mansion?" "Yeah, he kept saying that his daughter was a maid beside the princess, and that he had seen her many times, but she hadn't heard from her recently, so he quietly went to the mansion to inquire about the news," Cui Chunzhan said contemptuously, "I don't lie To be honest, let him point to the daughter he was looking for, but he couldn't find it. He only said that there was a light blue birthmark on the daughter's wrist. As a result, we asked all the people in the mansion, let alone Which maid, even the eunuchs, don't have a birthmark on their wrists." Zhou Ziqin was surprised and said: "Hey, but last time we went to his shop to inquire, he told us that he has nose and eyes, and his daughter gave him a golden toad, which was studded with jewels and squatted on the jasper lotus leaf. , but exquisite!" "Golden Toad?" Cui Chunzhan's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Is there a crystal bead on the emerald jade lotus leaf? Every time the Golden Toad moves, the crystal bead will roll around on the lotus leaf like dew." the way you went?" Zhou Ziqin nodded again and again: "Cui Shaoqing also met?" "Of course I've seen it! Two years ago, a certain country in the Western Regions paid tribute! It was the first day of the year, and all the officials in our palace saw it, and everyone was amazed! Later, it was also one of the dowry of Princess Tongchang," Cui Chunzhan was overjoyed Zhang Zhang said, "Now we have it, even the motive for committing the crime! Qian Guansuo killed the eunuch of the Princess Mansion, the princess, and a grandson who lives in the surrounding area one after another in order to obtain the rare treasure Jin Chan - although he didn't know that this grandson How did the lame man get involved, but I believe that as long as the punishment is severe, the short fat man will have to be recruited!" As Cui Chunzhan said, he walked briskly towards the inner hall of Dali Temple, and at the same time told the people around him: "Hand up the lamp! Promoted to the hall! I want to interrogate repeat offenders at night!" Zhou Ziqin was dumbfounded, and turned to look at Huang Zixia.Huang Zixia hurried inside and said, "What are you waiting for, hurry up and see how Cui Shaoqing plans to judge the case!"
The main hall of Dali Temple was brightly lit, three classes of government servants, law enforcement officials, judges, and temple ministers stood around, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple interrogated in person. The scene was very grand. Because they were investigators handpicked by the emperor, everyone in Dali Temple set up two chairs for Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin. The two sat aside, watching Qian Guansuo being brought up, knelt on the ground, trembling. Huang Zixia quietly asked Zhou Ziqin: "By the way, who is the current Dali Temple Minister? Why have you never seen him appear in Dali Temple?" Zhou Ziqin looked at her in disbelief: "You don't know?" "How did I know that when I left the capital, the minister of Dali Temple was Mr. Xu, but later I heard that Mr. Xu passed away..." "But you are with Dali Temple Minister every day, and you don't know who Dali Temple Minister is!" Zhou Ziqin growled. Huang Zixia pressed her finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet, but after a second thought, even she couldn't control herself: "Dali Siqing is...King Kui?" "That's right! Don't you know how many positions he holds?" He roared so loudly that the people around him looked sideways at them, and the two quickly pretended to be nonchalant, and lowered their heads to open the notebook that Zhou Ziqin had made earlier. Cui Chunzhan sat in the hall, quite authoritative, and asked solemnly, "Who is kneeling down?" "Little man...Little man Qian Guansuo, who opened a Qianji chariot and horse shop in, in the capital, has a good reputation for many years, is honest and law-abiding...The villain is wronged! The villain has absolutely never..." "I ask a question, you answer!" Cui Chunzhan patted the gavel, took the regulations drawn up for him by the temple beside him, and asked one by one: "Has your car and horse shop contracted the work of sewers in recent years, and has it cooperated with you?" Do you have contacts with the laborers of the water channel of the Ministry of Industry?" "Yes..." He was at a loss. "The Dali Temple has found out that the place where Princess Tongchang's accident happened is near the mouth of the canal. Did you use this as a hiding place to escape the search of the officials after the murder?" Qian Guansuo was startled and shouted incoherently: "No! No, no! The villain never killed anyone! The villain... the villain doesn't even know the princess is dead!" "After investigation, the first time you entered the Princess Mansion was when the waterways of the Princess Mansion were renovated last year. You don't know anything about waterways, so why do you often go to the Princess Mansion to check the progress of the process?" "My villain... because I heard that the princess mansion is luxurious and luxurious, I wanted to come here to open my eyes, and because the princess is so noble, I was afraid that my subordinates would make mistakes in their work, so I often came to supervise the work. Unruly heart!" Qian Guansuo was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, like a piece of fat lard, limp and pale. "I heard that the Princess Mansion is luxurious and luxurious? So you set your sights on the rare treasures in the Princess Mansion, and colluded with the eunuch Wei Ximin to successfully steal the golden toad and the Jiuluan hairpin from the treasure house, right?" "Well, where does this start? The villain and Wei Ximin have only met once, the villain's golden toad was given by his daughter, and the villain has never seen Jiuluan Chai..." "Since you and Wei Ximin only met once, why did you give him such a precious Lingling incense? Later, Wei Ximin went to your store to ask you for more spices, and then he disappeared that night and died in Jianfu Temple the next day , You said, after he helped you steal the golden toad, you burned him to death in Jianfu Temple in order to kill people?" Qian Guansuo burst into tears, his throat was buzzing, he could only excuse hurriedly: "No, no...my incense, that incense is for the cook..." "Then why do many people say that Wei Ximin is using it? Is the cook one of your eyeliners in the princess mansion?" "No! No! Chef Calamus is a good person, she helped me find my daughter..." "You keep saying that you have a daughter in the Princess Mansion, but none of the people in the mansion have the birthmark on their wrists, how can you prove it?" Qian Guansuo knelt there blankly, the flesh on his face trembled like a convulsion.Seeing him like this, Huang Zixia felt pitiful and miserable, she couldn't help but sighed secretly in her heart, turned her face away and couldn't bear to look at him again. "But...but I really saw my daughter! She showed me her hand through the screen, really! The pink-blue birthmark looks like a little rabbit, who else can she be if she is not Xing'er Ah? I really saw my daughter..." Cui Chunzhan's gavel interrupted his words, which seemed to be questioning and justifying: "Qian Guansuo! I ask you, why did you kill the princess after you and Wei Ximin stole the treasures of the princess mansion? At that time, the princess After seeing the Jiuluan hairpin in your hand in the crowd, how do you kill her? Hurry up and tell me the truth!" Qian Guansuo was so frightened that his soul was lost, he tossed and turned and just shook his head: "No! Really not, I didn't kill anyone, my daughter is in the princess mansion..." The judge of Dali Temple coughed lightly, and said: "The prisoner's evidence is solid, and he will not be recruited until death. Cui Shaoqing, it seems that he will not be punished, and he will not confess!" "Well, if you drag it down, you will be punished for twenty!" Cui Chunzhan said, pulling out a lottery and throwing it down the hall. Zhou Ziqin jumped up and rushed over to grab the stick.It's a pity that after all, it was still a step late, the order signed and landed, and the yamen servant behind him grabbed Qian Guansuo and dragged him down. Zhou Ziqin jumped so fast that his heels tripped over the chair behind him, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and the chair fell to the ground in response. The yamen servants lined up around him suddenly dispersed in shock, and the hall was in chaos. Cui Chunzhan frowned and asked, "Zi Qin, what are you doing?" "Cui Shaoqing." Huang Zixia stood up and bowed to him, "Although Shaoqing is already in trial, the emperor asked me and Ziqin to participate in this matter, so there are some things I want to discuss with Shaoqing, you See if you can take a step to speak?" Cui Chunzhan listened to Qian Guansuo's wailing from the side, looked at the scattered formations in the hall, and said, "Okay, let's go to the back hall and let them take a rest first."
The three of them sat down in the back hall, and when the servants finished serving tea, Cui Chunzhan hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Huang Zixia asked: "Does Cui Shaoqing really think that Qian Guansuo is the real culprit in this case?" Cui Chunzhan frowned and said: "From the current point of view, he is very suspicious, isn't he? He gave Wei Ximin such precious spices, Wei Ximin went missing that night when he went to find him, and was burned to death the next day; that grandson must be an accomplice Or he discovered his crime and was killed by him, and found a time to say that he happened to find the body after drinking; also, since he can steal the golden toad in the treasure house of the Princess Mansion, he must be able to steal Jiuluan who is also in the treasure house. Chai, and that Jiuluan Chai is the murder weapon used to kill the princess, and besides there is a waterway for him to escape, it is said that he went to that waterway mouth to see people dredging it himself a few days ago..." Huang Zixia asked: "However, if it is said that Wei Ximin's death was because he and Qian Guansuo stole the golden toad, and then Qian Guansuo murdered him to silence him, but the Jiuluanchai was stolen after Wei Ximin's death, and he was gone at that time. Internal response, how to steal it again?" Cui Chunzhan frowned, showing a thoughtful expression, and after a long time, he said, "Maybe it's the cook he mentioned?" Huang Zixia shook his head helplessly: "Cui Shaoqing, Wei Ximin is close to the princess, saying that he may still have a chance to steal it, but the cook is in the dining room every day, and she doesn't even have a chance to go to the Qiyun Pavilion. There is no way to steal the Jiuluan hairpin." ?” "But Eunuch Yang can't deny that Qian Guansuo has a lot to do with this case, especially all three cases—oh, and also! The horse that happened to the son-in-law was given to Zuo Jinwuwei by him! You Is it possible for a person to be innocent if he has so many doubts?" Cui Chunzhan sighed, approached them again, and said in a low voice, "Besides, you also know that the emperor loves Princess Tongchang the most. Yu's favor. Now that the princess is dead, not to mention the three jurisprudences such as Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Yushitai, even the guards in the capital, the two government offices, and the Tenth Army. People, I heard that the emperor ordered their hundreds of family members to sit together. You said that the princess was killed by a murderer. Didn’t the imperial doctors feel wronged? Now if the emperor doesn’t catch the prisoner quickly, which yamen can withstand this thunderous fury ?” Huang Zixia frowned slightly, Zhou Ziqin quickly asked: "So, in Cui Shaoqing's opinion, who is more suspicious, Lu Dicui or Qian Guansuo?" "Ziqin, are you joking? Compared with Qian Guansuo, Lu Dicui's suspicion is nothing to mention. If she hadn't signed the case when she surrendered herself, she can be released immediately!" Zhou Ziqin felt a little relieved, and said, "Cui Shaoqing, actually, I feel that we should be more cautious about Boss Qian's case, what do you think? After all, this is a matter of human life..." Cui Chunzhan looked embarrassed, but he still nodded reluctantly, and said: "Don't worry, I am the young minister of Dali Temple, when I should be cautious, I will still..." Before the words were finished, someone ran in from behind and shouted: "Shaoqing, Cui Shaoqing!" Cui Chunzhan frowned, looked at the Dali Temple Cheng who was rushing in with a happy face, and asked, "What's going on?" "Just received the news that there is a waterway passing under Sun Laizi's house!" "Oh? Really?" Cui Chunzhan suddenly stood up in surprise, "Does Qian Guansuo know about this waterway?" "I know! Just a few days before the incident, the waterways in the capital were cleaned up, and the workmen under Qian Guansuo went to clean up the waterways. Moreover, Qian Guansuo also went to watch the scene!" "Skynet is so extensive and sparse, and there is one more piece of evidence!" Cui Chunzhan looked back at Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin proudly, "Look, this Qian Guansuo is indeed a murderer! Murdered someone in a drafty house, and then quietly went down the waterway. After everyone gathered, he brought people into the house and created evidence of his alibi!" Zhou Ziqin frowned and said, "Master Cui, when Sun Manzi died, I went to the scene. The land of his house is very flat. It seems that there is no trace of anyone going up and down the sewer..." Cui Chunzhan frowned when he heard the words, but he quickly said in relief: "Hey, that's why he must gather so many people to witness Sun Laizi's death with him! Because there are too many people, the muddy ground that was turned over by Sun Laizi's house is not easy. Can it be trampled flat and the evidence annihilated? This person is so thoughtful, so cunning!" "But... it still doesn't make sense..." Zhou Ziqin was about to say something, but Cui Chunzhan had already raised his hand to stop him, and walked towards the front hall: "Ziqin, Mr. Yang, I have roughly figured out this matter, you two You don’t have to worry about it anymore, just leave it to me, and tomorrow I will be able to investigate the case to the bottom!”
Back at King Kui's mansion, it was already dark, but Huang Zixia went to see Li Shubai first, and told the story of what happened in Dali Temple today. Li Shubai couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I'll ask Cui Chunzhan tomorrow, since this prisoner is so meticulous and cunning, how could he steal the golden toad from the Princess Mansion and happily show it off when he went to the government for questioning?" "But the emperor is very concerned about this matter. If the case can be concluded quickly at this time, all the yamen can breathe a sigh of relief. From this point of view, it is possible to quickly release a scapegoat who is full of doubts from all aspects. A usual choice." Huang Zixia frowned. Li Shubai was silent for a long time before saying: "Besides, if the case is closed as soon as possible, you can also embark on the road back to Shu with me as soon as possible. It is also a better choice for yourself—after all, some evidence will With the annihilation of time, you want to clear up your grievances, and the sooner the better." "Does the prince also think that Qian Guansuo is the best ending for this case?" "Of course not," Li Shubai said, flicking Little Red Fish's glass bottle with his fingers, "In my opinion, the best ending should be to find a villain who has no father, mother, or children—someone like this in the world." There are many people, but unfortunately the emperor will not believe it, will he?" Huang Zixia said softly: "Qian Guansuo...Although he is greedy and cowardly, he is not considered a bad person." "But so what? You have to find someone to explain to the emperor. You and I are well aware of this case. The three people who died successively, Wei Ximin, Sun Laizi, and Princess Tongchang, were male and female, with different ranks. , but they are all related to the humiliation of Lu Dicui-so the suspects who can be delineated in this case, so far, the three most suspected suspects are Lu Dicui, Zhang Xingying, and Lu Zhiyuan," Li Shubai said mercilessly. Whether you are deceiving yourself or others, or have emotional prejudices, you have to admit that the biggest suspect is Zhang Xingying." Huang Zixia was unable to respond to the matter that he kept on his mind all the time.After a long time, she nodded silently and said, "Yes, I know." Li Shubai withdrew his gaze from Xiaoyu's body and landed on her face, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly: "If the murderer is really him, I appreciate it very much. After all, no matter who stands in his position, You can’t be indifferent. It’s just that some people dare to think but dare not do it, and some people can do it but can’t do it so well. And if Zhang Xingying did these three cases, I would really admire him.” Huang Zixia looked at his undisguised admiration, and asked in a low voice: "So, if he really committed the crime, can the prince save his life?" Li Shubai frowned slightly, and said, "Before Princess Tongchang died, it was fine. But in the current situation, it's hard to say." Huang Zixia nodded silently, and said, "Yes, it has always been the case since ancient times to kill for life." Li Shubai said again: "If this case is really set up according to that painting, now that the three deceased have matched each other, you first sort out all the clues of this case and show it to me." Huang Zixia nodded, and sat down cross-legged behind the young lady next to her, thought for a while, and slowly wrote with a pen in her hand.She learned her calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, and her strokes are like a lady with a hairpin flower. She is delicate and elegant, and her speed is also fast. She wrote it out in a short while and handed it to him. After reading it, Li Shubai nodded and said, "I wrote it in a hurry, 'crack' has been written as 'broken knot'." Embarrassed, Huang Zixia hurriedly looked for the word on the piece of paper. Without looking at it, he said, "The seventh character in the eleventh column." Huang Zixia couldn't help being awed: "My lord has a really good memory, probably you will always remember everything after a while." "It's okay," he said casually, "or it can be said that you have written a total of 266 characters, and the word 'knot' is in the 143rd character." She couldn't believe it, grabbed half of the counting chips in the case, threw it on the table, and asked: "How many do you think there are in it, my lord?" He glanced at it without hesitation: "Forty-seven." Huang Zixia counted one by one, forty-seven. She looked up at him: "My lord, I want to ask you something." He didn't speak, just looked up at her. "How many people were there at Jianfu Temple that day?" "I haven't counted." He gave her a "boring" look. "However, you were there at the time. From your perspective, you should be able to have an impression of everyone who appeared in front of you, right?" "Ok." "But after Wei Ximin died, you said that you hadn't seen him in the crowd before." Li Shubai recalled a little, nodded and said: "Maybe it's because of his short stature, he was firmly blocked by the people next to him." "As for Zhang Xingying and Lu Dicui, the two witnesses also said that they had never seen Wei Ximin before the fire broke out." Huang Zixia thoughtfully, his eyes gradually brightened, "It stands to reason that Wei Ximin is theirs. He is an enemy, and he is wearing such a conspicuous red eunuch uniform, and he is so close at hand, they should be able to spot him in the crowd at a glance." Li Shubai saw that her eyes became so bright, so he asked back: "So, you have already discovered the clue?" "Well, I should have found the biggest key point of the fire case at Jianfu Temple." She smiled, and then placed her hand on the second case, the case of the son-in-law falling from a horse, "and therefore, for this Case, I also seem to vaguely feel the reason." Li Shubai looked at her fingertips and asked, "Do you know the timing of the murderer's attack?" "I think this is a case where as long as there is a motive, there is no need to start." She looked at him with a solemn expression, "Your lord, remember that I mentioned it to you, cardamom shoots in early February." Li Shubai naturally knew what she was referring to. After pondering for a moment, he frowned slightly and said, "The royal family treats him well. He is just in his early twenties, and now he is Doctor Guanglu. No one in the court can have such honor and favor as him." gone." "However, even if you stand in a high position, you will always feel uneasy, won't you?" She asked in a low voice. Li Shubai thought for a moment, then stood up. "Tomorrow I will accompany you to the Princess Mansion..." "My lord, please take me to the princess mansion tomorrow..." The two spoke at the same time, saying the same thing. Huang Zixia froze for a moment, and couldn't help but smile slightly.And Li Shubai's eyes stopped on her smiling face for a moment, then moved away silently, without saying a word.
Zhang Xingying went home to get the quilt and clothes for Di Cui, Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin walked out of Dali Temple together, discussing whether Princess Tongchang was kidnapped at that time, why she didn't call out, suddenly Cui Chunzhan came back on a horse, jumped off the horse and was happy He shouted at them: "Zi Qin! Chong Gu! You are here too! It's great!" The lanterns at the entrance of Dali Temple were brightly lit, and the torches in the hands of Cui Chunzhan's attendants were also burning. They saw the joy on Cui Chunzhan's face in the bright light, and they both felt surprised and looked at each other. It must be a face full of pain! When a fat figure was dragged out from behind Cui Chunzhan, Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin were even more stunned—this short, fat middle-aged man who was tied with hemp rope and looked as round as a rice dumpling, wasn’t that Boss Qian? Money Guansuo? As soon as Qian Guansuo saw them, he immediately cried out: "Master Zhou! Eunuch Yang! You must testify for me! I really didn't kill anyone! It's even more impossible for me to kill the princess!" Zhou Ziqin's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "Cui Shaoqing, is he the murderer?" Cui Chunzhan smiled, quite proudly: "Yes, today I was ordered by the emperor to search through the princess' mansion again, and I happened to meet him sneaking around to find the cook of the princess' mansion. Let's catch him and ask him. You actually said that you are looking for your daughter, what a liar!" Zhou Ziqin watched Qian Guansuo being dragged in, and asked in surprise, "Hey, isn't his daughter the maid of the Princess Mansion?" "Yeah, he kept saying that his daughter was a maid beside the princess, and that he had seen her many times, but she hadn't heard from her recently, so he quietly went to the mansion to inquire about the news," Cui Chunzhan said contemptuously, "I don't lie To be honest, let him point to the daughter he was looking for, but he couldn't find it. He only said that there was a light blue birthmark on the daughter's wrist. As a result, we asked all the people in the mansion, let alone Which maid, even the eunuchs, don't have a birthmark on their wrists." Zhou Ziqin was surprised and said: "Hey, but last time we went to his shop to inquire, he told us that he has nose and eyes, and his daughter gave him a golden toad, which was studded with jewels and squatted on the jasper lotus leaf. , but exquisite!" "Golden Toad?" Cui Chunzhan's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Is there a crystal bead on the emerald jade lotus leaf? Every time the Golden Toad moves, the crystal bead will roll around on the lotus leaf like dew." the way you went?" Zhou Ziqin nodded again and again: "Cui Shaoqing also met?" "Of course I've seen it! Two years ago, a certain country in the Western Regions paid tribute! It was the first day of the year, and all the officials in our palace saw it, and everyone was amazed! Later, it was also one of the dowry of Princess Tongchang," Cui Chunzhan was overjoyed Zhang Zhang said, "Now we have it, even the motive for committing the crime! Qian Guansuo killed the eunuch of the Princess Mansion, the princess, and a grandson who lives in the surrounding area one after another in order to obtain the rare treasure Jin Chan - although he didn't know that this grandson How did the lame man get involved, but I believe that as long as the punishment is severe, the short fat man will have to be recruited!" As Cui Chunzhan said, he walked briskly towards the inner hall of Dali Temple, and at the same time told the people around him: "Hand up the lamp! Promoted to the hall! I want to interrogate repeat offenders at night!" Zhou Ziqin was dumbfounded, and turned to look at Huang Zixia.Huang Zixia hurried inside and said, "What are you waiting for, hurry up and see how Cui Shaoqing plans to judge the case!"
The main hall of Dali Temple was brightly lit, three classes of government servants, law enforcement officials, judges, and temple ministers stood around, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple interrogated in person. The scene was very grand. Because they were investigators handpicked by the emperor, everyone in Dali Temple set up two chairs for Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin. The two sat aside, watching Qian Guansuo being brought up, knelt on the ground, trembling. Huang Zixia quietly asked Zhou Ziqin: "By the way, who is the current Dali Temple Minister? Why have you never seen him appear in Dali Temple?" Zhou Ziqin looked at her in disbelief: "You don't know?" "How did I know that when I left the capital, the minister of Dali Temple was Mr. Xu, but later I heard that Mr. Xu passed away..." "But you are with Dali Temple Minister every day, and you don't know who Dali Temple Minister is!" Zhou Ziqin growled. Huang Zixia pressed her finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet, but after a second thought, even she couldn't control herself: "Dali Siqing is...King Kui?" "That's right! Don't you know how many positions he holds?" He roared so loudly that the people around him looked sideways at them, and the two quickly pretended to be nonchalant, and lowered their heads to open the notebook that Zhou Ziqin had made earlier. Cui Chunzhan sat in the hall, quite authoritative, and asked solemnly, "Who is kneeling down?" "Little man...Little man Qian Guansuo, who opened a Qianji chariot and horse shop in, in the capital, has a good reputation for many years, is honest and law-abiding...The villain is wronged! The villain has absolutely never..." "I ask a question, you answer!" Cui Chunzhan patted the gavel, took the regulations drawn up for him by the temple beside him, and asked one by one: "Has your car and horse shop contracted the work of sewers in recent years, and has it cooperated with you?" Do you have contacts with the laborers of the water channel of the Ministry of Industry?" "Yes..." He was at a loss. "The Dali Temple has found out that the place where Princess Tongchang's accident happened is near the mouth of the canal. Did you use this as a hiding place to escape the search of the officials after the murder?" Qian Guansuo was startled and shouted incoherently: "No! No, no! The villain never killed anyone! The villain... the villain doesn't even know the princess is dead!" "After investigation, the first time you entered the Princess Mansion was when the waterways of the Princess Mansion were renovated last year. You don't know anything about waterways, so why do you often go to the Princess Mansion to check the progress of the process?" "My villain... because I heard that the princess mansion is luxurious and luxurious, I wanted to come here to open my eyes, and because the princess is so noble, I was afraid that my subordinates would make mistakes in their work, so I often came to supervise the work. Unruly heart!" Qian Guansuo was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, like a piece of fat lard, limp and pale. "I heard that the Princess Mansion is luxurious and luxurious? So you set your sights on the rare treasures in the Princess Mansion, and colluded with the eunuch Wei Ximin to successfully steal the golden toad and the Jiuluan hairpin from the treasure house, right?" "Well, where does this start? The villain and Wei Ximin have only met once, the villain's golden toad was given by his daughter, and the villain has never seen Jiuluan Chai..." "Since you and Wei Ximin only met once, why did you give him such a precious Lingling incense? Later, Wei Ximin went to your store to ask you for more spices, and then he disappeared that night and died in Jianfu Temple the next day , You said, after he helped you steal the golden toad, you burned him to death in Jianfu Temple in order to kill people?" Qian Guansuo burst into tears, his throat was buzzing, he could only excuse hurriedly: "No, no...my incense, that incense is for the cook..." "Then why do many people say that Wei Ximin is using it? Is the cook one of your eyeliners in the princess mansion?" "No! No! Chef Calamus is a good person, she helped me find my daughter..." "You keep saying that you have a daughter in the Princess Mansion, but none of the people in the mansion have the birthmark on their wrists, how can you prove it?" Qian Guansuo knelt there blankly, the flesh on his face trembled like a convulsion.Seeing him like this, Huang Zixia felt pitiful and miserable, she couldn't help but sighed secretly in her heart, turned her face away and couldn't bear to look at him again. "But...but I really saw my daughter! She showed me her hand through the screen, really! The pink-blue birthmark looks like a little rabbit, who else can she be if she is not Xing'er Ah? I really saw my daughter..." Cui Chunzhan's gavel interrupted his words, which seemed to be questioning and justifying: "Qian Guansuo! I ask you, why did you kill the princess after you and Wei Ximin stole the treasures of the princess mansion? At that time, the princess After seeing the Jiuluan hairpin in your hand in the crowd, how do you kill her? Hurry up and tell me the truth!" Qian Guansuo was so frightened that his soul was lost, he tossed and turned and just shook his head: "No! Really not, I didn't kill anyone, my daughter is in the princess mansion..." The judge of Dali Temple coughed lightly, and said: "The prisoner's evidence is solid, and he will not be recruited until death. Cui Shaoqing, it seems that he will not be punished, and he will not confess!" "Well, if you drag it down, you will be punished for twenty!" Cui Chunzhan said, pulling out a lottery and throwing it down the hall. Zhou Ziqin jumped up and rushed over to grab the stick.It's a pity that after all, it was still a step late, the order signed and landed, and the yamen servant behind him grabbed Qian Guansuo and dragged him down. Zhou Ziqin jumped so fast that his heels tripped over the chair behind him, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and the chair fell to the ground in response. The yamen servants lined up around him suddenly dispersed in shock, and the hall was in chaos. Cui Chunzhan frowned and asked, "Zi Qin, what are you doing?" "Cui Shaoqing." Huang Zixia stood up and bowed to him, "Although Shaoqing is already in trial, the emperor asked me and Ziqin to participate in this matter, so there are some things I want to discuss with Shaoqing, you See if you can take a step to speak?" Cui Chunzhan listened to Qian Guansuo's wailing from the side, looked at the scattered formations in the hall, and said, "Okay, let's go to the back hall and let them take a rest first."
The three of them sat down in the back hall, and when the servants finished serving tea, Cui Chunzhan hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Huang Zixia asked: "Does Cui Shaoqing really think that Qian Guansuo is the real culprit in this case?" Cui Chunzhan frowned and said: "From the current point of view, he is very suspicious, isn't he? He gave Wei Ximin such precious spices, Wei Ximin went missing that night when he went to find him, and was burned to death the next day; that grandson must be an accomplice Or he discovered his crime and was killed by him, and found a time to say that he happened to find the body after drinking; also, since he can steal the golden toad in the treasure house of the Princess Mansion, he must be able to steal Jiuluan who is also in the treasure house. Chai, and that Jiuluan Chai is the murder weapon used to kill the princess, and besides there is a waterway for him to escape, it is said that he went to that waterway mouth to see people dredging it himself a few days ago..." Huang Zixia asked: "However, if it is said that Wei Ximin's death was because he and Qian Guansuo stole the golden toad, and then Qian Guansuo murdered him to silence him, but the Jiuluanchai was stolen after Wei Ximin's death, and he was gone at that time. Internal response, how to steal it again?" Cui Chunzhan frowned, showing a thoughtful expression, and after a long time, he said, "Maybe it's the cook he mentioned?" Huang Zixia shook his head helplessly: "Cui Shaoqing, Wei Ximin is close to the princess, saying that he may still have a chance to steal it, but the cook is in the dining room every day, and she doesn't even have a chance to go to the Qiyun Pavilion. There is no way to steal the Jiuluan hairpin." ?” "But Eunuch Yang can't deny that Qian Guansuo has a lot to do with this case, especially all three cases—oh, and also! The horse that happened to the son-in-law was given to Zuo Jinwuwei by him! You Is it possible for a person to be innocent if he has so many doubts?" Cui Chunzhan sighed, approached them again, and said in a low voice, "Besides, you also know that the emperor loves Princess Tongchang the most. Yu's favor. Now that the princess is dead, not to mention the three jurisprudences such as Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Yushitai, even the guards in the capital, the two government offices, and the Tenth Army. People, I heard that the emperor ordered their hundreds of family members to sit together. You said that the princess was killed by a murderer. Didn’t the imperial doctors feel wronged? Now if the emperor doesn’t catch the prisoner quickly, which yamen can withstand this thunderous fury ?” Huang Zixia frowned slightly, Zhou Ziqin quickly asked: "So, in Cui Shaoqing's opinion, who is more suspicious, Lu Dicui or Qian Guansuo?" "Ziqin, are you joking? Compared with Qian Guansuo, Lu Dicui's suspicion is nothing to mention. If she hadn't signed the case when she surrendered herself, she can be released immediately!" Zhou Ziqin felt a little relieved, and said, "Cui Shaoqing, actually, I feel that we should be more cautious about Boss Qian's case, what do you think? After all, this is a matter of human life..." Cui Chunzhan looked embarrassed, but he still nodded reluctantly, and said: "Don't worry, I am the young minister of Dali Temple, when I should be cautious, I will still..." Before the words were finished, someone ran in from behind and shouted: "Shaoqing, Cui Shaoqing!" Cui Chunzhan frowned, looked at the Dali Temple Cheng who was rushing in with a happy face, and asked, "What's going on?" "Just received the news that there is a waterway passing under Sun Laizi's house!" "Oh? Really?" Cui Chunzhan suddenly stood up in surprise, "Does Qian Guansuo know about this waterway?" "I know! Just a few days before the incident, the waterways in the capital were cleaned up, and the workmen under Qian Guansuo went to clean up the waterways. Moreover, Qian Guansuo also went to watch the scene!" "Skynet is so extensive and sparse, and there is one more piece of evidence!" Cui Chunzhan looked back at Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin proudly, "Look, this Qian Guansuo is indeed a murderer! Murdered someone in a drafty house, and then quietly went down the waterway. After everyone gathered, he brought people into the house and created evidence of his alibi!" Zhou Ziqin frowned and said, "Master Cui, when Sun Manzi died, I went to the scene. The land of his house is very flat. It seems that there is no trace of anyone going up and down the sewer..." Cui Chunzhan frowned when he heard the words, but he quickly said in relief: "Hey, that's why he must gather so many people to witness Sun Laizi's death with him! Because there are too many people, the muddy ground that was turned over by Sun Laizi's house is not easy. Can it be trampled flat and the evidence annihilated? This person is so thoughtful, so cunning!" "But... it still doesn't make sense..." Zhou Ziqin was about to say something, but Cui Chunzhan had already raised his hand to stop him, and walked towards the front hall: "Ziqin, Mr. Yang, I have roughly figured out this matter, you two You don’t have to worry about it anymore, just leave it to me, and tomorrow I will be able to investigate the case to the bottom!”
Back at King Kui's mansion, it was already dark, but Huang Zixia went to see Li Shubai first, and told the story of what happened in Dali Temple today. Li Shubai couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I'll ask Cui Chunzhan tomorrow, since this prisoner is so meticulous and cunning, how could he steal the golden toad from the Princess Mansion and happily show it off when he went to the government for questioning?" "But the emperor is very concerned about this matter. If the case can be concluded quickly at this time, all the yamen can breathe a sigh of relief. From this point of view, it is possible to quickly release a scapegoat who is full of doubts from all aspects. A usual choice." Huang Zixia frowned. Li Shubai was silent for a long time before saying: "Besides, if the case is closed as soon as possible, you can also embark on the road back to Shu with me as soon as possible. It is also a better choice for yourself—after all, some evidence will With the annihilation of time, you want to clear up your grievances, and the sooner the better." "Does the prince also think that Qian Guansuo is the best ending for this case?" "Of course not," Li Shubai said, flicking Little Red Fish's glass bottle with his fingers, "In my opinion, the best ending should be to find a villain who has no father, mother, or children—someone like this in the world." There are many people, but unfortunately the emperor will not believe it, will he?" Huang Zixia said softly: "Qian Guansuo...Although he is greedy and cowardly, he is not considered a bad person." "But so what? You have to find someone to explain to the emperor. You and I are well aware of this case. The three people who died successively, Wei Ximin, Sun Laizi, and Princess Tongchang, were male and female, with different ranks. , but they are all related to the humiliation of Lu Dicui-so the suspects who can be delineated in this case, so far, the three most suspected suspects are Lu Dicui, Zhang Xingying, and Lu Zhiyuan," Li Shubai said mercilessly. Whether you are deceiving yourself or others, or have emotional prejudices, you have to admit that the biggest suspect is Zhang Xingying." Huang Zixia was unable to respond to the matter that he kept on his mind all the time.After a long time, she nodded silently and said, "Yes, I know." Li Shubai withdrew his gaze from Xiaoyu's body and landed on her face, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly: "If the murderer is really him, I appreciate it very much. After all, no matter who stands in his position, You can’t be indifferent. It’s just that some people dare to think but dare not do it, and some people can do it but can’t do it so well. And if Zhang Xingying did these three cases, I would really admire him.” Huang Zixia looked at his undisguised admiration, and asked in a low voice: "So, if he really committed the crime, can the prince save his life?" Li Shubai frowned slightly, and said, "Before Princess Tongchang died, it was fine. But in the current situation, it's hard to say." Huang Zixia nodded silently, and said, "Yes, it has always been the case since ancient times to kill for life." Li Shubai said again: "If this case is really set up according to that painting, now that the three deceased have matched each other, you first sort out all the clues of this case and show it to me." Huang Zixia nodded, and sat down cross-legged behind the young lady next to her, thought for a while, and slowly wrote with a pen in her hand.She learned her calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, and her strokes are like a lady with a hairpin flower. She is delicate and elegant, and her speed is also fast. She wrote it out in a short while and handed it to him. After reading it, Li Shubai nodded and said, "I wrote it in a hurry, 'crack' has been written as 'broken knot'." Embarrassed, Huang Zixia hurriedly looked for the word on the piece of paper. Without looking at it, he said, "The seventh character in the eleventh column." Huang Zixia couldn't help being awed: "My lord has a really good memory, probably you will always remember everything after a while." "It's okay," he said casually, "or it can be said that you have written a total of 266 characters, and the word 'knot' is in the 143rd character." She couldn't believe it, grabbed half of the counting chips in the case, threw it on the table, and asked: "How many do you think there are in it, my lord?" He glanced at it without hesitation: "Forty-seven." Huang Zixia counted one by one, forty-seven. She looked up at him: "My lord, I want to ask you something." He didn't speak, just looked up at her. "How many people were there at Jianfu Temple that day?" "I haven't counted." He gave her a "boring" look. "However, you were there at the time. From your perspective, you should be able to have an impression of everyone who appeared in front of you, right?" "Ok." "But after Wei Ximin died, you said that you hadn't seen him in the crowd before." Li Shubai recalled a little, nodded and said: "Maybe it's because of his short stature, he was firmly blocked by the people next to him." "As for Zhang Xingying and Lu Dicui, the two witnesses also said that they had never seen Wei Ximin before the fire broke out." Huang Zixia thoughtfully, his eyes gradually brightened, "It stands to reason that Wei Ximin is theirs. He is an enemy, and he is wearing such a conspicuous red eunuch uniform, and he is so close at hand, they should be able to spot him in the crowd at a glance." Li Shubai saw that her eyes became so bright, so he asked back: "So, you have already discovered the clue?" "Well, I should have found the biggest key point of the fire case at Jianfu Temple." She smiled, and then placed her hand on the second case, the case of the son-in-law falling from a horse, "and therefore, for this Case, I also seem to vaguely feel the reason." Li Shubai looked at her fingertips and asked, "Do you know the timing of the murderer's attack?" "I think this is a case where as long as there is a motive, there is no need to start." She looked at him with a solemn expression, "Your lord, remember that I mentioned it to you, cardamom shoots in early February." Li Shubai naturally knew what she was referring to. After pondering for a moment, he frowned slightly and said, "The royal family treats him well. He is just in his early twenties, and now he is Doctor Guanglu. No one in the court can have such honor and favor as him." gone." "However, even if you stand in a high position, you will always feel uneasy, won't you?" She asked in a low voice. Li Shubai thought for a moment, then stood up. "Tomorrow I will accompany you to the Princess Mansion..." "My lord, please take me to the princess mansion tomorrow..." The two spoke at the same time, saying the same thing. Huang Zixia froze for a moment, and couldn't help but smile slightly.And Li Shubai's eyes stopped on her smiling face for a moment, then moved away silently, without saying a word.