You must know that this is a blatant murder in front of the officials!
Especially in front of middle and high-ranking officials like Sun Shaozong, who is known as 'Spirit of God'!
This is simply provoking the majesty of the imperial court!
It can even be said that he is playing tricks!
Either the murderer is so angry that he loses his mind, or he has some compelling reason, otherwise there should be no normal person who would choose to take action under such circumstances!
As for Zhou Xi's actions today, the most easily triggered motive is undoubtedly the word 'love and sorrow', so Sun Shaozong immediately identified Shen Lian as the number one suspect.
However, after Shen Lian was cleared of suspicion, the motive of this 'love killing' was difficult to establish. In the world, there is a man who is highly skilled in martial arts and willing to sacrifice his life for a woman who has lost his way. It is very rare to meet a man, never Two in a row were hit by Yun'er, right
And to rule out the possibility of 'love killing', according to the situation at the time, the only thing that can form a murderous intention is probably only the word 'sealing'.
The murderer must have for some reason not wanting Zhou Xi to fall into the hands of the government, so he was willing to take a risk.
Otherwise, he can completely wait for Zhou Xi to be released, and then start unknowingly - or, simply expect Zhou Xi to die in prison!
It has something to do with the solar eclipse, and it can make people risk their lives to protect it, and it must not let the government know the secret...
Adding these conditions together, it is no wonder that Sun Shao would suspect the Crown Prince's case or the White Lotus Sect's traitor.
But thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely.
First of all, the Prince's case was carefully planned, and Sun Shaozong still had nowhere to start. How could a mere low-ranking scholar have the opportunity to access the confidential information
As for the White Lotus Sect traitor...
Now that Aunt Li has been captured alive, what's the point of intercepting other captured spies
After denying the two speculations in his heart one after another, Sun Shaozong asked Yuner for some details, but it was almost fruitless.
"elder brother."
As he was wondering if he had missed any doubts, Xue Pan came up next to him, rubbed his hands and said, "You said that the person who killed the little white face was the one who attacked me in the first place?"
Although I thought it was wrong, Sun Shaozong was really surprised that this guy could be suspected of 'love killing'.
Looking at Shen Lian from the corner of his eye, Sun Shaozong nodded without hesitation: "There is indeed such a possibility."
The left and right Shen Lian hadn't stabbed any big baskets yet. Seeing Lu Jianxing's face, let the murderer carry the pot together.
"I knew it was so!"
Xue Pan gave a strange cry, raised his leg and kicked Yun'er's chest, cursing in his mouth: "Mother, how many savage guys have you seduced by carrying me behind your back?!"
Seeing this, Shen Lian almost couldn't help but stepped forward to stop him, but fortunately, Sun Shaozong held Xue Pan first.
Just as he was about to scold the fool to tell him not to make a fool of himself, he suddenly heard Qiu Yunfei's shouting from outside: "Master, Master Zhizhong! Another dead man!"
Dead again? !
Sun Shaozong suddenly got up and went out to meet him, bumped into Qiu Yunfei at the door, and immediately asked, "What happened? Who died again?!"
"grown ups."
Qiu Yunfei hurriedly said: "Beijing went to Zhou Xiucai's house according to your instructions. Before he could call the door, he saw smoke billowing in the yard..."
However, when he saw that Zhou Xi's house seemed to be on fire, Qiu Yunfei immediately sent someone to smash the door, but no one responded.
Lu Jianxing made a decisive decision, climbed over the wall and opened the door, so Qiu Yunfei and the others were able to enter.
And everyone looked for the thick smoke and found the backyard study all the way, and saw a few men and women lying faintly in the fire.
Qiu Yunfei immediately ordered the yamen to go in and get the people out.
But the fire was not small at that time, how could the yamen dare to go in and take risks
Just as you were pushing me, it was Lu Jianxing who drenched himself with well water again, rushed into the fire, and carried out the three men and two women who had fallen inside—but these people had already died, and there was no one alive.
"According to the inspection and investigation of the humble post, the two men and two women were servants of Zhou Xiucai's family, and the fatal wound was a stab wound to the neck."
"The other person's face was severely burned, and it is difficult to distinguish his original appearance, but it can be basically concluded that he is not a servant of the Zhou family."
"His fatal injury is also not a burn, it is very likely that he committed suicide by taking poison."
An outsider who committed suicide by taking poison
Serious facial burns
Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, and then asked, "What kind of fuel does that person have on him? Have you ever found a murder weapon nearby?"
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the adults!"
Qiu Yunfei smiled and said, "That fellow poured lamp oil on his head, so only the upper body was severely burned, but the lower body was fine—as for the murder weapon, the hatchet in the woodshed has traces of being cleaned, but not polished. "
After a pause, he added: "According to the inspection of the humble post, this person should be a martial arts practitioner, and he has the habit of wearing a wrench on weekdays."
tsk~
Obviously Qiu Yunfei was also suspecting that the person who died of poisoning and burned his face was the murderer who shot Zhou Xi to death with an arrow earlier.
It's okay to dare to take risks to kill, but now he has committed suicide without hesitation...
It seems that even if this matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince's case, the things behind it are definitely not trivial!
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong immediately ordered: "Let's go, take me to Zhou's house to see!"
There are two flowers, one on each side.
But he said that when Sun Shaozong went to Zhou's house to inspect the scene, You Shi, the eldest wife of Ningguo Mansion, also rushed to Wang Xifeng's house.
"Ping'er, Ping'er?!"
As soon as she entered the door, You Shi shouted, and when Ping'er hurried out to greet her, she couldn't help complaining, "Where's your grandma? That's great, I worked hard to help her prepare for her birthday, and she gave me to her when she arrived. Leave it behind—the old lady keeps telling me that I want a birthday star, but where am I going to change it for her?"
After complaining about this, You realized that Ping'er was in a trance and her complexion was a little wrong. Although she was facing herself, she seemed to be wandering in the sky.
"What's the matter?"
You Shi said suspiciously, "Look at how restless you are, I have never heard of a little hoof drinking your wine?"
"No... nothing..."
Knowing that Jia Lian had a crush on Sun Shaozong, it was not only Wang Xifeng who was hit, but Ping'er was also very shocked, and she still hasn't recovered.
But seeing You Shi's suspicions, she was afraid that this matter would affect Sun Shaozong's reputation, so she hurriedly cheered up: "Our second grandmother just drank a few more glasses, and she feels a little uncomfortable when the wind blows. I fell asleep, I'm afraid I can only bother you to take more care of the old ancestor's wife in front of her."
After listening to You Shi, although she felt that this was a bit inaccurate, she couldn't find any faults for a while. Besides, she actually had other things to do, and she wanted to ask Ping'er in detail.
So he changed the topic and pointed to the verandah, saying, "Your grandma can take a break from her busy schedule, so I'm not happy for me to rest at your house? Walk around, follow me to the veranda and sit down, I just happen to have some. I want to ask you about something."
Having said that, he went to straighten his sleeves.
She is the master after all, how could Ping'er be so stubborn
He had to give in half a push and a half, and followed You to the hand-handling gallery.
You first pressed her on the railing, then sat down next to her, hugged Ping'er's slender waist, put her red lips close to her, and bit her ears with great interest, "I'll listen to you earlier. People say that Brother Lian gave you and that Xiaohong to the Sun family's Erlang - shouldn't this be true?"
When Ping'er heard this, her complexion suddenly changed, and she was about to jump up from the railing, but was held down by You Shi.
"Don't worry, I'm just listening to people chewing their tongues, I'm afraid you'll be kept in the dark and you won't know your reputation - if it doesn't happen, I'll let people send those scumbags away when I go back! "
Saying so, but seeing Ping'er's reaction, You Shi was 80% convinced.
After Ping'er calmed down, although her face was flushed, she felt a sense of relief in her heart. Since this news has already spread to Dongfu, it must have already been spread in this Rongguofu.
If that's the case, why are you still keeping a secret
Anyway, he is determined to get out of this Rongguo Mansion!
Therefore, Ping'er gritted her silver teeth and blurted out: "This is not a rumor, the second master has indeed promised me to Lord Sun, and Lord Sun also promised to take me as a concubine - it's just that Grandma can't leave me for a while, so she's ready to go again. leave me some time."
As soon as these words were said, Ping'er's heart immediately went to the block, but it was You Shi's turn to feel awkward.
She had heard that Ping'er was sent by Jia Lian to warm the bed for Sun Shaozong, and she felt a little pity for each other - but she never thought that Ping'er was going to Sun's house as a concubine!
At this moment, You Shi suddenly overturned the vinegar bottle in her heart, and she regurgitated the acid, reluctantly said with a smile: "Then I want to congratulate you, although Master Sun is not as good as our Rongning Second Mansion, he is a first-class himself. One of the young talents is also a master who will hurt others..."
The more she talked, the more uncomfortable she felt, and it seemed that something had been stolen, and her heart was empty.
Especially when it comes to the word 'will hurt people', the scene of that night's lingering death suddenly came to mind, and at the same time, I was lonely and cold, and I was upset.
At the time of the two days of ice and fire, a maid suddenly came running over and shouted, "Madame, madam! Where did the concubine spread the word, saying that the old lady is feeling unwell, please come over. Take a look."
Stepmother is unwell
Would you like to have a look yourself
Right now, she is living in the Sun House, and if there is anything she needs to tell the servants of the Sun House, why should she find her
After thinking about it for a while, You Shi guessed that the stepmother was probably afraid of delaying the marriage of the third sister, so she hurriedly called herself over to explain something.
So he instructed: "Tell the person here, I really can't go away right now, and I will go to see the old lady when I have dealt with the matter at hand."