The door was closed. The butler looked at Ling Beiyuan with a horror on his face, and did not make a sound. Instead, he poured two cups of tea at the table and drank a cup of tea in front of Ling Beiyuan before handing the other cup. To Ling Beiyuan, "Master Ling can rest assured that Si Kongliang has not poisoned him."
Ling Beiyuan stared sharply at the housekeeper, took the teacup, not tasting, but drank it directly, and asked aggressively: "What the hell does the butler Sikong mean? You might as well speak frankly!"
The butler lowered his head and fiddled with the teapot, but was silent.
Ling Beiyuan became impatient, "My official..."
"Master Ling, do you care about my master's affairs?" The butler suddenly raised his head and spoke suddenly, his eyes sharp.
Ling Beiyuan was asked by surprise, his expression was stiff and sluggish for a moment, and the housekeeper had a panoramic view, not giving him any breathing time, and then asked: "Does Ling Master care about the late Prince?"
"Butler, you..." Ling Beiyuan was shocked for a while, then asked blankly and sharply: "Who are you anyway?"
"Si Kongliang, the steward of the Four Palaces!" The steward looked at Ling Beiyuan and said, "I don't need to doubt the identity of Master Ling!"
"Then you ask me what are you going to do?" Ling Beiyuan frowned.
"Master Ling, now that I'm here, I might as well speak to you, I would like to ask you, since the passing of His Royal Highness, you seem to care too much about the Four Palaces and my master. Why is this? You are wondering What? What are you investigating? Is it possible..." The butler took a step closer, with a terrifying coldness in his eyes, "Master Ling has hatred with my master?"
"No!" Ling Beiyuan replied almost immediately: "How can Ling Mou and the Fourth Prince have hatred?"
"Then Lord Ling, please give me an explanation today!" The butler took another step closer.
But Ling Beiyuan involuntarily took a step back, his face turned pale, and he insisted: "What if Ling has nothing to say?"
"Humph!" The butler sneered, "I am afraid that Lord Ling will not be able to get out of this place today! There are many people in this world who are curious about the Four Kings Mansion and the Fragrant Altar Residence. Come back! The Four Kings Mansion will execute a spy or eyeliner easily, even if it's Master Ling!"
"You! You are just a housekeeper, do you dare to kill the court commander? Si Kongliang, if Ling Mou died here today, my daughter will definitely not let you go!" Ling Beiyuan stared in shock, and sternly warned.
"Master Ling, Si Kongliang doesn't want to kill more. It depends on Master Ling's cooperation! When Master Ling married his daughter in, I am afraid it was not for the pure purpose of marrying her by decree!" The butler smiled, and his face was lined. Softened a bit, his eyes seemed to look deeply at the teacup on the table, and said: "This tea, not bad!"
Hearing this, Ling Beiyuan was startled, "You poisoned the tea? Didn't you drink it too?"
"I'll take the medicine in advance." The butler smiled again, "Master Ling shouldn't be stubborn. Since Si Kongliang dared to do this, he is naturally not afraid that the princess will be different. As far as I know, Master Ling has been following the deceased since he was ten years old. His Royal Highness served as a companion, and he had a very good relationship with His Royal Highness. Three years ago, when His Royal Highness passed away from illness, he sponsored the adult to do the Imperial History, and the master left his Royal Highness, right?"
"Yes, Ling was greatly favored by His Highness, and he didn't repay him in his life. His Highness actually..." Ling Beiyuan's face was dazed, sad, and silent for a while, suddenly asked: "Butler, what do you mean by mentioning Your Highness?"
"Master Ling knows, what has my master been doing in the past three years? Who is the murderer behind the master who has been investigating the death of His Royal Highness?" the butler said straightforwardly.
Ling Beiyuan was shocked, looked at the housekeeper for a long time, took a deep breath, and said firmly: "Okay, anyway, I have been poisoned, and I am not afraid of anything! I just said it. I have been with Your Highness for many years and treated his body. The situation is well known. He has always been physically strong. How could he suddenly die from a sudden illness? Therefore, I also suspect that someone secretly persecuted His Highness, and His Highness treated people kindly and had an excellent character. What could be coveted and hated? It's nothing more than his identity, his prince identity!"
"According to the Ming Guodian system, if the prince dies, the fourth prince will succeed the prince. Then, isn’t the fourth prince the most suspicious? That’s why I focused on the fourth prince. I wanted to find out the truth. Even if you die, you have to avenge your highness and repay the kindness your Highness has treated me. Who knows, the four princes will soon get sicker. This made me think that the four princes were trying to cover up and cover people’s eyes and ears, so I was even more suspicious. He killed His Royal Highness!"
"But what made me even more unexpected was that the fourth prince could not afford to be sick until the emperor gave him a marriage and asked Xueman to marry the fourth prince. Therefore, at the same time, I wanted to let Xueman test the fourth prince to the end. Was it really sick or pretending to be sick? Unexpectedly, the fourth prince really passed away before Xue Man was married into the mansion. Humph, I still don’t believe that there is such a coincidence in the world. The other princes and princes are all in good health. The empress succumbed to two sons, so I thought again, maybe there is a black hand behind this, like Xue Man, who is in distress repeatedly, isn't this someone manipulated behind the scenes?"
The housekeeper’s gaze stopped on Ling Beiyuan’s face, and he didn’t move half a minute away. Thinking about what he said and looking at his expression, he can basically be sure that he did not lie. Then, "Master Ling, do you say that is true? Can you swear it? Si Kongliang?"
"Huh, people are about to die, and the words are good. My only regret for Ling Beiyuan is that he can't avenge his Highness. After death, Huangquan Road is ashamed of Your Highness! You have to obey the oath, you can!" Ling Beiyuan knelt to the east with his robe , Raised his right palm, and his voice was calm, "I, Ling Beiyuan, swear to the sky today, I spy on the Four Palaces, just to find the real murderer, if there is half a lie, my family will be full, and all of them will not die!"
"Master Ling!"
The housekeeper's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Ling Beiyuan, and said sincerely: "I just disrespect adults, please don't blame them!"
"Butler, you..."
Seeing Ling Beiyuan’s doubts, the steward explained with a sigh of relief: "The adults have a sincere heart towards His Royal Highness, which is admirable. The Fourth Prince, my master, like the adults, suspects that His Royal Highness was harmed. Therefore, he has been investigating secretly. , I also suspected that someone bought the adult to poison His Royal Highness, but it was later verified that the adult is innocent. Now, I want to ask the adult one thing, please tell the truth!"
"what's up?"
"Five years before His Highness passed away, in the 27th year of Emperor Taizong, in that year, was there any unusual person approaching the East Palace? He approached His Highness? Because His Highness was poisoned and died, the poison came from Miao. The five-year incubation period is colorless and tasteless. The body of the poisoned person will not have any abnormalities within five years until the sudden outbreak of the poison. This poison is rare, and ordinary doctors and doctors can't diagnose it at all!"
"From Miaojiang? Twenty-seven years? An abnormal person?" Ling Beiyuan fell into contemplation and memories. After a while, he slowly said: "His Royal Highness passed away on the eighth day of March. If you count five years, it would be twenty-seven. On the eighth day of March of the year, I remember... that day, I accompanied the temple down to the street to play. A group of gangsters bullied a girl in the street. His Royal Highness helped him. Seeing that the girl was pitiful, he gave the girl some money, but the girl was not. He wanted to repay his grace and promised his highness, but his highness did not agree. After we went to have a drink, the girl kept following behind. During the dinner, she toasted His Highness a glass of wine... By the way, there must be a problem with that glass of wine!"
"It's been eight years, are you sure you are?"
"Of course, because His Royal Highness only went out once in March, and spent the rest of the time in the East Palace. The Royal Palace is heavily guarded. Every dish, every glass of water and wine that His Royal Highness eats must be tested for more than ten poisons, except for that one. Day! Since the death of His Royal Highness, I have been constantly reminiscing about the events that have happened in the past ten years with His Royal Highness in memory of His Highness, so I remember these things clearly!"
"Where did the girl go?"
"I don't know, your Highness didn't keep the girl, and the girl left."
"Okay, Master Ling, today I ask this, there is no poison in the tea, adults don't need to worry, but I want to remind the adults that you must not reveal half of the matter today, otherwise the adults will know the consequences. In addition, adults must be careful in the future. People, three princes!"
"What? Is it the three princes?"
"It's very possible, but there is no definite evidence yet. I'm still investigating."
"Steward, the fourth prince is dead, even if you find out, what can you do? The third prince is a powerful character!"
"Hehe, when the fake is true, it is true and false, and the adults are waiting to see the result in the future!"
After half an hour, the incense altar dwells.
The housekeeper stood still, and Mo Qihan thought for a while before he said, “In this way, the woman who poisoned my king seven years ago in the northern suburbs and the one who poisoned her eldest brother should be the same person. Hidden in the Three Princes' Mansion, or beside the Three Princes."
"Beside?" The housekeeper's gaze was stagnant, "By the way, the minion remembered. Yesterday, in Taifu's Mansion, the Third Prince was followed by an entourage, who looked the same as a man, but his figure was small and he had no expression. At that time, the minion only thought it was strange that the entourage of the three princes must be a man of martial arts, should not be so small, looks weird, but I haven't thought about it too much, will there be a problem with this person now?"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Mo Qihan thought slightly, his eyes drenched, "That should be the strange woman Meng Qing had discovered in the Three Princes' Mansion a while ago! Meng Qing will change appearance, and those who can't guarantee him will also. Disguise, although it is not 100% certain, it is very possible!"
"Yes!"
"But finally let the king rest assured that the next thing Ling Beiyuan is innocent, the princess can also be at ease!" Mo Qihan said.
After a pause, Mo Qihan's long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and said coldly, "Has the Wutong fallen?"
"Back to the master, there has been no news. Today, the officers and soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion have also been dispatched. I heard that they were dispatched by the Five Princes." The steward replied.
"Have a good look, and you must not let the Wutong fall into the hands of the third prince. If he finds it, I am afraid that things will become more troublesome!" Mo Qihan's eyes suddenly appeared, and a trace of haze floated.
"Yes, the slave understands that as soon as there is news, the slave will immediately return to the master!"
"Well, go down."
"Yes, the minion retire!"
Mo Qihan held the teacup, but his thin lips pressed into a straight line, disguised? woman? The maid in front of Ling Mansion's disguised appearance, Miao Jiang's witchcraft...
"Come on!"
Wuji came in, "Master, the slave is here!"
"Wuji, this king has something to do with you, so immediately set off to Miaojiang to find out who is the most famous person in Miaojiang who understands the art of witch and disguise? Have you received any disciples? In short, for all these related materials, Ben The king wants it all!"
"Yes, the minion obeyed!"
Throughout the capital of Jin’an, there are rumblings, streets and alleys, teahouses and bookstores. The murder of the present four princesses by Liu Wutong, Miss Liu from Taifu’s Mansion, was spread. Notices were posted everywhere. The officers and soldiers carried the portraits and searched one after another. Everyone is in danger, and the gates of the city are carefully checked, and don't even think about flying out a fly.
There are eyeliners around the Taifu Mansion, there are two princes, three princes, five or six and seven princes, and there are shadows of the four princes.
All the excitement comes from one person-Liu Wutong!
Because Taifu Liu is usually very prestigious, when Emperor Mo Yuming was furious, he only ordered the arrest of the perpetrators, but did not convict all of the Liu family. Therefore, Liu Shaobai has absolute personal freedom.
But at this moment, he was standing on the street without turning his head. He knew that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at his every move in secret, and he went shopping leisurely, went to the stalls on South Street, bought a pig-headed kite, and squatted halfway. Standing up, looking at the kite in her hand, the images that came to her mind were all that day. She looked at the same kite and laughed happily, with that sweet laughter, delicate face, bright smile...
The corners of her lips were slightly raised, but a bitter smile was raised. This is the only thing that can make her remember him! From today onwards, she is still a high-ranking prince and concubine, and he is a prisoner, or a death row prisoner. She will never see each other again, and will never see each other in this life...
Four palaces.
After three or four days of careful recuperation, Ling Xueman’s throat is almost healed, and the red marks on her neck have faded. At this moment, she is in a good mood and hums a song when she is excited. She dare not loudly be afraid that Chuntang Qiuyue will hear it. Reported to Mo Lixuan, she was going to be trained again, so she whispered as if chanting.
However, that fine tone still drifted into Qiuyue who was making the bed, quietly looking sideways, with a sly smile flashing in his eyes, "Wang Hao, what are you doing? Are you... singing a song?"
"No, no, I just haven't spoken for a few days, just moving my lips." Ling Xueman "hehe" smirked and said haha.
"Really? Haha, the princess can't lie to the servants, the little prince confessed that he wants the princess to take care of his throat, and he can speak more normally after taking the medicine for this course of treatment." Qiuyue kindly reminded.
Chuntang came in with the new quilt, and when he saw it, he giggled and said, "Didn’t the princess say to be good? The servants trust the princess, and the princess can’t break his promise!"
"Hehe, no, I will close my mouth immediately." Ling Xueman smiled embarrassedly and pressed his mouth with both hands.
The two girls burst into laughter, and the room burst into laughter.
The housekeeper came in, and when he looked at Ling Xueman, he hesitated for a moment, but he still lowered his head and said: "Wang Hao, Master Liu handed a greeting note, I want to see you!"
"Liu Shaobai?" Ling Xueman was suspicious, took the post from the housekeeper, took a glance at Zhan Kan, and said, "Quickly please! Um, please come to the flower hall of Shushui Garden."
"Princess, forgive the slaves to talk too much, Liu Gongzi is visiting at this time, it must be the case of Liu Wutong, the princess... will the princess be softhearted?" The butler hesitated, and finally asked the truth.
Ling Xueman was startled, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Mother, you can't be soft-hearted. She has done something wrong and deserves to be punished, and this is not a trivial matter. Xuan'er is your mother, but she almost strangled you to death. I will not agree to spare her lightly, father. And the uncles will not agree." Mo Lixuan said a little excitedly.
Ling Xueman pursed her lips lightly, was silent for a while, looked at the housekeeper, "Go and ask Young Master Liu!"
"Yes!" The butler agreed to go out.
Ling Xueman looked at Mo Lixuan again, "Xuan'er, I really don't know. I don't want to care about anything. Do whatever you like, but I can't help but see Liu Shaobai. He didn't make a mistake. He is my friend. "
Mo Lixuan didn't speak any more, but slowly moved his gaze back, that little face that was still immature had a deepness that was not of age.
In the flower hall, Liu Shaobai wore a snow robe with his hands behind him, standing quietly in front of the flower stand, staring at the flowers that were still blooming in winter.
There was a small sound of footsteps, and his brows moved, but he didn't look back.
"Shao Bai!" Ling Xueman said with a smile.
Liu Shaobai was shocked, his heartbeat was a little tight and turned back slowly, beautiful face, brilliant smile, just like the day, the name changed...
"Four princesses, why don't you... call me..." Liu Shaobai arched his hands, quickly restored his normal look, and asked lightly.
"Hehe, isn't it good for me to call you like this? I'm really sorry before, making fun of you, I'm so unscrupulous, I change it now, can I call you Shaobai, okay?" Ling Xueman asks you to be awkward. His head, with a pure smile on his face, like the snow lotus in Tianshan Mountains, is so holy that I dare not blaspheme.
"Shaobai?..." Liu Shaobai muttered softly and chewed repeatedly. From the first time she called out, her heart was already surging. She didn't call him Young Master Liu, but kindly called him Shaobai. Listen now. She asked him softly, his heart was rippling, and she only asked dullly, "Why... call me Shaobai?"