The woman in the purple skirt didn't look back, but simply asked: "What are you going to do with me?"
"Madam, don't worry. Everyone only knows that Shen Liangqiu murdered the Governor. Moreover, Shen Liangqiu did not mention Madam before his death. He only said that the Tantai family treated him poorly and he wanted to get back what belonged to him from the Tantai family. Something." Qining looked at the back of the woman in the purple skirt: "No one else will know about the matter between Madam and him."
The woman in the purple skirt turned around. Her face was charming and charming, but there was a hint of exhaustion in her calm expression. She glanced at Qining and then said, "Are you Jin Yihou?"
"It's Qining!" Qining cupped his hand.
The woman in the purple skirt sighed quietly and said, "You are much smarter than I thought. Everyone thought that I had committed suicide by taking poison, but why didn't you believe it?"
"Everything happened so coincidentally. I never thought that Madam would fake her death at first." Qining stared at the woman in purple skirt. The woman in front of him was naturally Tantai Zhilin's Crown Prince's wife, "But later many clues were revealed, Grand Governor His death is probably related to Shen Liangqiu, but there is a problem with his wife. If the wife's suicide cannot be explained, all my speculations will be invalid."
"oh?"
"What Shen Liangqiu has done cannot be accomplished by himself. He must have the cooperation of a very powerful person in the Governor's Mansion." Qi Ning said: "I doubted Mr. Hou at first and thought about him. It is very possible that he cooperated with Shen Liangqiu to complete this murder, but from a motive point of view, it is impossible to explain why General Hou would assist Shen Liangqiu in murdering the Governor. General Hou was left by the old Marquis to take care of the Governor, of course he was against Dan The Tai family is loyal, otherwise they would not be favored by the old Marquis." After a pause, he said: "And it is hard for me to imagine that Mr. Hou has any reason to betray the Jindao Marquis, one of the four hereditary marquises, but go to Be loyal to Shen Liangqiu!"
"So you suspect it's me?" Madam's tone was calm and calm, without any trace of panic.
Qi Ning sighed: "Actually, I had doubts about Madam from the beginning, but I really didn't believe that Madam would become Shen Liangqiu's assistant. On the night of the incident, Madam sent away Manager Hou and asked him to go to the Navy Camp , I felt a little strange, but I also thought that my wife might not have thought it through in her panic. There was a secret room at the crime scene. It was difficult to find evidence that the Governor was murdered, but I knew that the crime scene must be After careful arrangement, I didn’t figure out how to arrange it at the time, but the branch manager is probably an important part.”
"You are very smart!" Madam said calmly.
"Originally I had doubts about Madam, but after we arrived, Madam committed suicide by taking poison. The timing was perfect." Qining smiled bitterly: "This will make people think that Madam has been waiting for the final result. When Madam After learning that the Governor committed suicide by hanging from a beam, he resolutely took poison and followed him. The deep love between husband and wife can only be admired." Looking into Mrs. Tantai's eyes, he said: "In this way, Madam will not have to accept the questioning from the officials of the Ministry of Justice. After all, the matter is The stakes are high, and if you say the wrong thing, your flaws may be exposed.”
The lady smiled contemptuously and said nothing.
"Shen Liangqiu has indeed had murderous intentions towards the Governor for a long time, but he has not taken action because he has never been able to find a good opportunity." Qi Ning said calmly: "When I say a good opportunity, I don't mean that he has no chance to do it. How should he end up after plotting to murder the Grand Governor, but after murdering the Grand Governor?" He sighed and said, "The Grand Governor was in his prime, and something unexpected happened to him. Whether it was the imperial court or the Tantai family, how could they not find out the truth? It’s really not easy to be flawless.”
Madam just looked at Qining and still didn't speak.
Qi Ning pondered for a moment before saying: "There are many flaws in Shen Liangqiu's move this time. Whether he asked his wife to pretend to be dead or he eagerly buried the governor's body, everything was unusual. But other than doing this, he did nothing else. Way." Staring into Madam's eyes, he said: "Shen Liangqiu is not a reckless person. He is very cunning. Logically speaking, he should not leak so many flaws, but he still did it in the end. There is only one reason, and that is that he We had to take action, and it happened in a hurry.”
"Because Tantai Zhilin has become suspicious." Mrs. Tantai finally said: "That night, he suddenly asked me why I didn't wear a peacock hairpin. It seemed like a casual question, but I knew he must have known something. "
Qi Ning nodded slightly. Of course he knew what the peacock hairpin was about.
Mo Yanbai bribed his contacts in the Dudu Mansion and knew that Mrs. Tantai had an affair with Shen Liangqiu. Mrs. Tantai even gave Shen Liangqiu the peacock hairpin she had always carried with her when she got married as a token of their affair.
The peacock hairpin is one piece of evidence that the two are having an affair.
Once a woman is carried away by her emotions, it is easy for her to do some extremely irrational things. Perhaps Mrs. Tantai gave the peacock hairpin as a gift when she was feeling tender and affectionate, but she felt it was wrong afterwards, but it was no longer good to get it back.
"I dealt with it at the time, but I already noticed that something was wrong with his expression." Mrs. Tantai said slowly: "I naturally have close friends in the house. Knowing that the matter was of great importance, I sent someone to inform Shen Liangqiu about it."
"That's right." Qi Ning nodded and said: "Shen Liangqiu has indeed been planning to murder the Governor, but he was not prepared. However, knowing that the Governor might be aware of your affair, he knew that he had to shoot the arrow. If he hesitates, he may be the one who ends up dead." He smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, you are not stupid. Shen Liangqiu has been with the Governor for many years. He has a deep scheming mind. Can't you see it at all? The Governor is dignified. Man, I didn’t insult you, why would you...?”
"Do you think I need to explain to you?" Mrs. Tantai smiled lightly.
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "The sea burial of the Grand Governor has just been held. Everyone knows that the Grand Governor and his wife have been buried at sea, so Mrs. Tantai Crown Prince no longer exists in this world."
"Oh?" Mrs. Tantai showed no fear or panic at all, and smiled lightly: "Are you here to help the Tantai family deal with me?"
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and finally said: "The mastermind behind the murder of the Governor was Shen Liangqiu. He has been executed and the culprit has been eliminated." After a pause, he said: "Madam, you can go overseas, maybe live in Nanyang, as long as you don't It’s just a matter of setting foot on the land of Dachu again.”
"You...let me go?"
"I don't know whether it's right or wrong." Qining sighed: "Maybe you have your own reasons. You wait at sea for a while. When the time comes, I will let someone arrange for you to go to Nanyang, and we will say goodbye. "
A smile appeared on Mrs. Tantai's lips and she said: "Are you pitying me? Jinyihou, it seems that the people of the Jinyi Qi family are different from the people of the Jindao Tantai family. The people of the Tantai family are all iron and stone. Such a heart, I can't imagine the people from the Jinyi Qi family...!" At this point, she suddenly raised her hands to cover her chest. Before Qining could realize it, Mrs. Tantai's body had already gone limp. Qining was shocked and rushed forward. Mrs. Tai was already lying on the wooden board, with blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth.
"Madam, you...!" Qining was horrified.
Mrs. Tantai said quietly: "There is no need to be embarrassed by Jin Yihou. When you boarded the ship and came over, I had already taken the poison. Didn't you say before that I committed suicide by taking the poison? I didn't lie to you, I just lied to you. It’s just a little late.”
"How could there be poison on your body?" Qining looked solemn.
Mrs. Tantai smiled sadly: "Over the years, I have always put poison on my body, because I knew that this day would come sooner or later. When those beggars found me, I knew that the matter had been exposed, and the poison would naturally not leave me, so Once they knew who I was and didn't search my body, the poison stayed on me."
Qi Ning sighed and smiled bitterly: "Madam, if you know today, why bother...?"
"You think I don't know Shen Liangqiu's nature?" Mrs. Tantai smiled miserably: "I know he has evil intentions and is not a good person, but compared to Tantai Zhilin, he is at least willing to tell lies...!"
Qi Ning squatted beside Madam and just looked at Madam Tantai quietly.
"Do you know what is the most terrifying thing in the world?" Mrs. Tantai did not reveal any fear before death, with a wry smile on her lips: "Loneliness, people who have never experienced it will never know... how scary loneliness is...! "
Qining looked sad.
He knew that the relationship between Tantai Zhilin and Mrs. Tantai was not good. Tantai Zhilin put all his thoughts on the navy and was very indifferent to Mrs. Tantai. In the deep courtyard, Qining could imagine Mrs. Tantai. Every day is spent in loneliness.
If you have never experienced loneliness, you will never know how terrible it is.
"I don't have any extravagant wishes...!" Mrs. Tantai's voice was very low, and blood slowly overflowed from the corners of her lips: "I just hope he has a thoughtful word, or even a smile, but... he just treats me as an object, and never You don't care how I feel. I know that Shen Liangqiu's sweet words are all lies, but... if a person looks forward to it for too long, sometimes he will listen to the lies as the truth...! "
Qining nodded slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of the lady's lips: "If a person is disappointed for too long, he will become desperate. When he is desperate, he will not care about anything...!" She slowly closed her eyes and uttered the last sentence. : "I just want to be a... woman...!" As the last word came out, there was no breath left.
Qining stood up slowly, raised his head and looked out the window. In the distance was the blue sea, the sky was clear, and the sky and the earth reflected each other into a beautiful picture.
He walked out of the cabin and reached the deck. Gu Haiqing, Wu Dalin and others came over to greet him. Seeing Qi Ning's solemn expression, they did not dare to speak. A gust of sea wind blew in his face. Qi Ning faced the sea breeze with his back, feeling the wind. Breathing, after a moment, he ordered: "That woman, find a place and bury her properly."
Gu Haiqing cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, we will handle it properly."
"Master Hou...!" Wu Dalin saw the tired look on Qi Ning's eyebrows and was a little worried. Qin Ning saw the worried look on Wu Dalin's face and forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, let's go back to the dock before setting sail. There are more important things to do.”