Bo Ruoyou hurried to Wu Zhaohou's mansion.
Eunuch Fu came out to greet him, "Youyou, Lord Hou has not returned home after entering the palace, are you in a hurry?"
Bo Ruoyou's expression was anxious, she nodded, "It doesn't matter if Master Hou is not here, where is the prince now? Father-in-law may find him, I have something to ask him."
Fu Gonggong never expected that the person Bo Ruoyou was looking for in a hurry was Huo Qinghong, he thought for a while, "The prince is either in the yamen of Taichang Temple or in the Duke's Mansion, don't worry, I'll find someone to ask. "
Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Eunuch Fu went to order the servants of the Hou's mansion. Fortunately, the guards were familiar with Huo Qinghong's whereabouts and acted neatly. Only half an hour later, Huo Qinghong appeared in the Hou's mansion with a questioning expression on his face.
"Youyou, are you looking for me?" Huo Qinghong entered the hall, took off his cloak, and hurriedly took the hot tea from Eunuch Fu to warm his hands.
Bo Ruoyou said casually, "Before the Buddha's birthday in Xiangguo Temple, the prince once built a monastery to pray for rain in the south of the city, right?"
Huo Qinghong took a sip of hot tea, he didn't expect Bo Ruoyou to ask about this, "Yes."
"I remember that the prince mentioned that the Taoist temple was formed by the Taichang Temple and united with various lords. The prince might talk about who were there that day?"
Huo Qinghong was a little puzzled, but Bo Ruoyou looked serious, and he cooperated very well, "That day... there was the eldest son of the Changning Hou family, the second master of the Zhongqin family, the third son of the Yongning Hou family, and the Zhongyong uncle, Uncle Loyalty—”
"Is there Liu Yan, the third son of the Liu family?"
Huo Qinghong's eyes lit up, "How do you know? There is indeed him!"
It wasn't Liu Yan that Bo Ruoyou wanted to ask, "A few days ago, I was practicing for my parents in Xiangguo Temple. I met Mr. Liu, and he said, my son, you are in the dojo in the south of the city, and you mentioned that I solved the case in the yamen. Do you remember?" How did you say that day?"
Huo Qinghong's complexion changed slightly, the teacup in his hand was a little hot, he quickly put down the teacup and sat upright, "You said that, I seem to have mentioned that you broke the old case of the Zhao family class the other day , I... I seem to have mentioned that the old case of Gui Lan's family might be solved by you too."
Huo Qinghong's complexion turned slightly pale. Bo Ruoyou asked him yesterday, but he only remembered the day when Bo Ruoyou asked the question in front of him and Ming Guilan, and he completely forgot what happened in the dojo, "Those clansmen We know that you are engaged to elder brother, so they all came to inquire, and also heard that you are helping in the Yamen, there are many doubts in your words, I don't like it, I just said a few more words, and you asked Guilan that day For the old case, I want to say that you solve the case like a god, maybe you can even catch the person who killed Guilan..."
The more he said, the more guilty he felt, "Is my remark a bad thing?"
Bo Ruoyou is not sure now, so she only said tactfully: "Li Shen's crime was very sudden, the murderer must have known that there was a possibility of exposure, so he arranged this."
Huo Qinghong froze, "I..."
"You don't need to think too much, you are not to blame for this matter. The murderer has a guilty conscience and will definitely pay attention to the movements of the yamen. If anyone knows that the yamen has doubts about the kidnapping of Young Master Ming, they will probably do something. It's just a matter of time."
These words comforted Huo Qinghong a little, he rolled his eyes, "So... the murderer is very likely to be someone who was in the dojo that day?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "It's better for the son to write a list."
Huo Qinghong's face was serious, he didn't dare to be contemptuous, he hurriedly asked Fu Gonggong to find a pen and paper, two months had passed in the dojo, he was afraid of making mistakes, so he thought very carefully, Bo Ruoyou stood aside, watching him write ten There were multiple names. Suddenly, when she saw a certain name appear, her pupils shrank slightly.
Her face was serious, and she paced back and forth in the hall. After a while, Huo Qinghong stopped writing, "I finished writing, look—"
Bo Ruoyou took over the list, read it carefully from beginning to end, and then asked: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that they listened to you that day, but did anyone ask you in detail?"
Huo Qinghong thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, at that time I was just trying to silence them, but later they also felt that they couldn't hold back their faces, and they didn't dare to criticize you openly, so naturally they didn't dare to say more."
Bo Ruoyou tightly pursed the corners of her lips and did not answer, Huo Qinghong couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, "What's wrong? But it's different from what you guessed?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, and said in relief, "Your Majesty, don't worry, you don't have to worry about the next thing. I'll wait for Lord Hou to come back."
Huo Qinghong let out a cry, still a little uncertain, the two of them waited in the hall for another half an hour before Huo Weilou returned to the Hou Mansion with a chill all over.
As soon as he entered the door, he heard the attendant tell Bo Ruoyou that he had arrived in the mansion, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
After entering the main hall, he saw Bo Ruoyou and Huo Qinghong both frowning, and was even more surprised, "What happened?"
Bo Ruoyou got up to greet her, and said, "Master Hou, didn't we know why the murderer let Li Shen come out to take the blame last night?" She handed over the list in her hand, "After returning home, I remembered something, Just found the son, it is confirmed."
Huo Weilou took the list, and Bo Ruoyou told the story of meeting Liu Yan that day, and said, "I asked the prince just now, and he did mention that I might be able to solve the case of the prince, and there are dozens of people present. It was because of hearing this that I felt a sense of crisis. This dojo was in mid-October, and Li Shen murdered someone on the twelfth day of the winter month. It was nearly a month before and after. The murderer only found Li Shen to take the blame, but Li Shen couldn't find him A child whose birth date is Sanyang, that's why there is such an omission."
After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking in one breath, Huo Weilou's expression became serious, while Huo Qinghong became more nervous, "Brother, I—"
Huo Weilou waved his hand, "I don't blame you this time."
Huo Qinghong finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, Huo Weilou went to the main seat, and while looking at the list, he said: "Tell me about the situation that day in detail, don't miss anything."
Huo Qinghong took a deep breath, starting from the initial exchange of greetings in the ashram that day, his expression was unprecedentedly cautious, he said a word to stop and think about it, and almost restored the scene of that day, when Huo Weilou heard some old clan members questioning Bo Ruoyou frowned suddenly, and quickly looked at Bo Ruoyou's expression, Bo Ruoyou smiled at him, not paying attention.
It took half a cup of tea before Huo Qinghong finished repeating, "That's it. After I finished speaking, they also knew that Youyou was the magistrate personally appointed by His Majesty. They were probably afraid that elder brother would find out, so they didn't dare to criticize publicly. Then he talked about something else with a bit of resentment."
Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Weilou, "I only listened to the questioning, and it seemed that no one was deliberately inquiring, and I couldn't tell anyone was abnormal."
Huo Weilou murmured: "There were so many people at that time, the murderer must have been hidden in the crowd and was inconspicuous. He said too much and made mistakes. With the murderer's heart, he would never be the one who speaks quickly."
He looked at the list again, "Not all the people here are related to Feiyun Temple, and those who are in power are only those with a false name."
He stood up and took Bao Ruoyou to the study, Huo Qinghong watched and silently followed.
Back in the study, Huo Weilou took out the list of pilgrims from the Feiyun Temple that had been investigated by the Yamen before. These pilgrims had worshiped in the Feiyun Temple for at least two years. above people.
"Uncle Zhongyi was also in the dojo that day, which is not surprising. In addition, there are two other people in the dojo, not to mention, they have also made offerings in Feiyun temple, so they have a lot to do with Feiyun temple."
Bo Ruoyou walked to Huo Weilou, and he clicked on the list with his fingertips.
She is not familiar with the royal family in the capital, but she knows the two people Huo Weilou pointed out.
"Changning Marquis Cao Yan, Wei Huan, the third master of Uncle Zhongqin's residence?"
Marquis Cao Yan of Changning is the uncle of His Highness the Second Highness. He was involved in the Huangjin Paste case earlier. After the case was found out, the Cao family was reprimanded by His Majesty, and some members of his family were demoted to common people.
And Bo Ruoyou of the Zhongqinbo Mansion is even more familiar. Wei Ling, the deceased in the serial skinning and murder case earlier, came from the Zhongqin Bo Mansion.
"Changning Marquis Cao Yan once enshrined his mother's longevity tablet in Feiyun Temple for five years, and the Zhongqin House helped Feiyun Temple build the Sanqing Palace?"
After Bo Ruoyou said this, Huo Qinghong couldn't help but opened his mouth, "I followed Wu Xiang to ask about both of these two families the day before yesterday. The Cao family was the one who communicated with the old lady before she passed away. Later, after the old lady passed away, she went to Feiyun temple enshrines memorial tablets, while Zhongqin Bo's mansion is an old lady who believes in Buddhism, but this third master also likes to practice Taoism and alchemy, so he donated a large amount of money to Taoist temples outside the city, to cultivate Taoist temples, to make statues, and to spend a lot of time practicing outside every year .”
Bo Ruoyou's eyes fell on the names of these two people, but he never moved away, "These two people, one is the elder brother of the imperial concubine, who is rich and powerful, and the other is a general who is now a rich and idle person. If the murderer is them, what is the motive? what is it then?"
"He is the elder brother of the noble concubine. He has some glory and wealth in his hands, but no real power. He can ask for power, and the Second Highness wants to fight for the reserve. Perhaps it is because of these things. The elder brother holds the real power, and he himself is just an idler. They can ask for money, power, and immortality as excuses, or there are still unknown false claims." Huo Weilou glanced over the list, "Except for these two people , Uncle Zhongyi also has some strange things—"
Bo Ruoyou's attention was not on Uncle Zhongyi, "Uncle Zhongyi? But he was the one who guided us to Feiyun Tower."
Huo Weilou said slowly: "This loyal uncle married Princess Anyang, the daughter of the late Prince Zhong. Princess Anyang grew up in the capital and was very much loved by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Therefore, the entire uncle's residence is blessed and The Zhao Qianshan and Yuan Jie I mentioned before both have their ancestral home in Huai'an, and this Huai'an is exactly the former fiefdom of Prince Zhong."
Bo Ruoyou was agitated, "It means that Wang Qingfu was an official in the court at the time, maybe it was Uncle Zhongyi who helped behind the scenes? He used the relationship of Prince Zhong's line?"
Huo Weilou nodded, but he glanced at the list again, "But in terms of background, the Cao family also has the power to help them get promoted in the court, and the old disciples of the Wei family are also all over the army, I have sent people to Huai'an Check with Zhao Qianshan, and there will be news in a few days, now that there are more Cao and Wei families, they need to be checked."
"However, even if it is proved that one of them helped Wang Qingfu at the beginning, it still cannot prove that they are related to the murder case. To solve this case, we must find the whereabouts of the Buddha directly, or find direct evidence related to several murder cases. Otherwise, even if they were found on Wang Qingfu's line, they would deny it flatly."