Seeing that his deeds had been revealed, the thief drew out his soft whip to fight.
Shhhhhhh
The thief played the soft whip vigorously, with great momentum, for a while, Qin Ruo couldn't get close to him, and couldn't catch the opponent.
Another whip came out sharply, Qin Ruo did not dodge or dodge, jumped a few times like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate, and then grabbed the other end of the soft whip unexpectedly.
The thief was furious and tried to pull back the soft whip, but he couldn't pull it back.
The two wrestled with each other, Qin Ruo suddenly flew forward and stabbed, the soft sword was like a silver snake shining coldly, piercing the opponent's vital point.
The thief was taken aback, quickly pulled back the soft whip, and rushed towards the west window.
Qin Ruo chased after her, and the soft sword slashed across sharply.
The thief's lightness kung fu was quite good, he flew out of the west window in a blink of an eye, but suffered a sword strike on his left arm.
That soft sword had a scarlet color of blood.
Qin Ruo wanted to chase, but was stopped by Murong Ci: "No need to chase."
"Your Highness, if you capture her, she will be speechless." Qin Ruo didn't understand.
"Although your martial arts are slightly better than hers, but with your lightness kung fu, you can't catch up with her." Murong Ci blinked lightly.
"I didn't expect her to be so bold"
"She was just being instructed."
At noon, Murong Chang braved the rain to go to the Qingyuan Palace to pay his respects, talked with his father for a while and then left. Just after leaving the Qingyuan Hall, she and Yuanxiu saw a servant hurrying over with an umbrella, saluted and said: "Princess, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the King Yu, please go to the study."
She was stunned, didn't she ground her feet? The prince brother and Yu Wang told her what to do in the study, could it be that the palace family has another moth
no, maybe
But she believes that nothing will happen
"Know what's going on"
"I don't know." The servant replied.
"I'll go later, you go back and report first." She ordered.
"Yes." The waiter turned and left.
"Princess hasn't seen Yu Wang for many days, but seeing her today is also a good thing." Yuan Xiu reminded.
"En." Murong Chang thought exactly so, no matter what it was, as long as he could see Yu Wang, it would be good.
Originally, she thought that as long as she went to the Qingyuan Hall to be more filial to her father, she might revoke the foot restraint order in half a year when her father was happy, and then she would be free to enter and leave the palace gates, and she could do whatever she wanted What, same as ever.
She was very happy, and her heart was full of joy, "Go back and change first."
You have to dress up beautifully to meet Yu Wang, and you can't let him see yourself in such a mess that your clothes are all wet.
Yuan Xiu smiled, "Princess, it's not good to keep Yu Wang waiting for a long time. In fact, the princess's jade-white dress is very beautiful, elegant and soft, and it sets off the princess very charmingly."
Murong Chang felt that it was reasonable, so he went directly to the study.
When she arrived at the upper study room, she saw the concubine mother was about to go in from a distance, and she couldn't help feeling suspicious: Why did the concubine mother also come
When she stepped into the main hall, she couldn't help being stunned when she saw Yu Wang, the elder brother of the prince, and Shen Zhiyan were all there.
The atmosphere in the hall is a bit depressing, making people feel like a big stone is pressing on their hearts for no reason.
"Shang'er" Concubine Qiao was sitting on the carved chair, and she was also at a loss for today's summons.
"Mother, concubine, elder brother, lord." Murong Chang saluted gracefully and generously. The prince Yu who was sitting on the desk still had the same demeanor, as she had in her midnight dream, with extraordinary demeanor and extraordinary demeanor.
"The next official pays homage to the princess." Shen Zhiyan saluted, but he was full of doubts. His Highness passed these people to the upper study, what happened
Murong Yu looked at Murong Ci, Shen Lang said: "Today, I invite you all to the upper study, His Highness has something to tell you."
Murong Ci stood up and said in a loud voice: "I have told you that you are here, I do have something to say."
Murong Chang asked softly: "Brother Prince, what is the matter that my sister is still grounded?"
Murong Ci chuckled, "It's okay. Concubine Qiao, the imperial sister, and three murder cases in Dali Temple, but today I want to tell the love stories of three young couples."
Concubine Qiao is even more confused, what does it have to do with her and Chang'er
Shen Zhiyan heard the unspoken voice, and his handsome eyebrows frowned slightly. Could it be that the murderer was
Murong Chang didn't change his face, and smiled like a picture, "I heard that the prince's brother is good at deduction, today can be an eye-opener."
"My lord is all ears." Murong Yu had a half-smile, and the golden glow of the snake-headed gold ring on his thumb was slightly sharp.
"There is a well-to-do merchant family in Dijing, surnamed Zhao, who has three shops and has been in business for decades. The Zhao family's seniors hope that the Zhao family will produce a scholar who will become an official in the future.
As a small official, the Zhao family will be a scholarly family in two generations. Therefore, the Zhao family cultivated Zhao Qingsong since he was a child, and asked a knowledgeable gentleman to teach him. " Murong Ci said slowly, "Zhao Qingsong is studying hard in the other garden in the south of the city, and the maid Xiuhe takes care of his daily life personally. About a year ago, Zhao Qingsong met a beautiful girl by chance. The two fell in love at first sight, and they met every day to go out for fun and have romantic trysts. Zhao Qingsong was quite talented, and he fell in love with the girl's beauty and temperament. He wrote poems and lyrics for the girl every day, and even drew her portrait. "
"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. More than ten days later, the girl claimed that her family had arranged a marriage for her and wanted to cut off her relationship with him. Zhao Qingsong was in pain and depressed, but after the encouragement of his maid Xiuhe, he decided to propose marriage to the girl's parents." , marry the girl he loves. He hurried to find the girl full of hope, but he never came back and disappeared from the world. The Zhao family knew that he was missing, so they went to the government to report and sent people to look for it, but they couldn’t find him at all. Him. They never thought that Zhao Qingsong had been killed."
"I never thought that a year later Zhao Qingsong's bones were dug out in the grass in the south of the city, and this bizarre murder case came to light. It is unknown who killed him and why." Murong Ci looked at him. Zhao Hua, neither sad nor happy.
Murong Chang's whole body was like a clay sculpture and wood carving, without any reaction, but circles of ripples splashed in his heart.
Concubine Qiao's tone was full of pity, "Did Zhao Qingsong be killed by that girl? But how could a weak woman harm someone?"
Shen Zhiyan said solemnly: "Zhao Qingsong has been buried in the ground for a year, and it is already a pile of white bones, but after careful inspection by the subordinate officials, only one of his bones is broken, and the fourth and fifth ribs on the left chest are cracked. Stabbed by a sharp weapon. Zhao Qingsong should have been stabbed in the center by the murderer with a long sword, injured his ribs, and bled to death."
Murong Yu asked solemnly: "Have you found the murderer?"
"The murderer has not been found yet, but I already have clues." Murong Ci raised his eyebrows lightly, and his voice was clear, "Zhao Qingsong and the girl he loves have been in love for more than ten days. They are like glue, and they wrote many poems. Naturally, they also poured their heart and soul into painting that The portrait of the girl. After killing Zhao Qingsong, the girl sneaked into Zhao’s Bieyuan and took away her own portrait, thus erasing the imprint she left in Zhao Qingsong’s life. Although the girl committed the crime cleanly and without leaving any clues, However, the Skynet is full and sparse."
"What did Your Highness find?" Shen Zhiyan was very puzzled, why didn't His Highness tell him
"Could it be that there is still a portrait of that girl in Zhao's Bieyuan?" Murong Yu speculated with great interest.
Murong Chang's thick and curly long eyelashes trembled slightly, barely visible.
Murong Ci glanced at her inadvertently, "Exactly. Zhao Qingsong drew a small portrait of that girl and put it in a book of poems and essays. The girl didn't think of it at all, so she missed it. Zhao Qingsong's maid, Xiu When He was packing up the books, he found the small portrait and handed it to Bengong."
Concubine Qiao asked curiously: "Who is that girl? She is too young, and her methods are too cruel. Even if she doesn't want to marry Zhao Qingsong, she won't kill someone. A living person, just die like this, how about that girl?" cruel heart."
Murong Chang's beautiful eyes that were once as smart as pearls are now cold and empty, as if he is blind and cannot see anything.
Murong Ci did not reveal the final mystery, but talked about the second part of the story, "About ten months ago, Xia Xiaolu, the daughter of a Jinzhou merchant, met a young man from the Imperial Capital by chance in a teahouse. Defeng is handsome, personable, talented, and can play the flute. Xia Xiaolu fell in love with Mr. Rong at first sight, and has been dreaming of Mr. Rong ever since. For the whole life, I never thought that after more than ten days of tenderness and sweetness, Mr. Rong claimed that there was a letter from his family saying that his father was seriously ill, so he had to rush back. However, Mr. Rong said that he would definitely marry her, and he left her a letter to contact him in the capital. Method."
Murong Yu speculated: "Xia Xiaolu has a deep affection for Mr. Rong, and she came to Beijing to look for him."
"That's right. Xia Xiaolu waited and waited but couldn't wait for Mr. Rong to marry her. She missed Mr. Rong and was worried that something happened to his family, so she took her maid Chuntao to Beijing to find a lover. Came to stay at the inn, searched for a few days in the capital, but found nothing." She took a deep breath, and continued, "Suddenly one day, when it was getting dark, Xia Xiaolu received a small note, it turned out that Mr. Rong had invited her We met at the small temple in the west of the city. However, early the next morning, someone saw Xia Xiaolu's master and servant dead in front of the small temple, and Xia Xiaolu had been raped."
"Ah!" Concubine Qiao was frightened and exclaimed, "This girl is too pitiful. So the murderer is that Mr. Rong?"
"The murderer is that Mr. Rong." Shen Zhiyan suddenly understood His Highness's intentions, "The deceased Xia Xiaolu was raped, and there was blood in her vulva. The officials and His Highness once thought that the murderer must be a man. After many investigations, the murderer was very serious. Possibly a woman."
"Didn't you just say that the murderer was that Mr. Rong? Why did you say that the murderer was a woman?" Murong Yu was puzzled.
"The murderer may not be Mr. Rong himself, but Mr. Rong is the mastermind, and he sent his maidservant to kill." Murong Ci continued, "This story is quite similar to the first Zhao Qingsong's story. They are all the ones who abandoned the dead and betrayed their love."
"Didn't Your Highness just say that the deceased Xia Xiaolu was raped, and who was the one who raped her?" He asked.
"Young Master Rong is the mastermind who ordered his maidservant to commit murder. The maidservant killed Xia Xiaolu's master and servant and set up the crime scene to blame the beggar Ma Dong. The maidservant smothered Xia Xiaolu to death, and then used a special method to rape the deceased , creating the illusion that the deceased was raped by the male murderer. In this way, her master will not be suspected."