Xing Shangshu has absolute trust in Xiao Liulang. First, Xiao Liulang is just a weak scholar. He can't do anything to kill a vicious prisoner. Second, Xiao Liulang has always given people the impression that he is not. It is indomitable, honest and upright.
Anyone can cheat, but Xiao Liulang can't!
Xing Shangshu is not only worried about Xiao Liulang's fraud, but worried that Xiao Liulang will feel sorry for seeing a living person die in front of him, and will leave a shadow of solving the case.
Xing Shangshu didn't remember at all that Xiao Heng had done a sleight of hand before, and he had cut up the body, so he was afraid that a living person would die
The main reason is that Xiao Heng's current appearance was really a bit of a blow: "...If I had given a heavier dose, he wouldn't have recovered his strength so quickly and committed suicide. He could have asked more."
Yes, that person only explained the royal princess, not which princess it was.
This is Xiao Heng's cleverness.
Sometimes it is such a little regret and incompleteness that makes events seem more logical.
Xing Shangshu patted him on the shoulder and said with relief: "You have done a good job, others may not be able to ask any clues."
"I also moved with him with love and reason..." Xiao Heng said halfway, a hint of hesitation passed on his face.
Xing Shangshu said to the two yamen, "Go ahead and clean up, Rooku, come with me."
"Yes."
Xiao Heng followed Xing Shangshu to his duty room.
"Do you have something to say?" Xing Shangshu asked.
Xiao Heng said: "Bai Kun didn't commit suicide because he was afraid of sin, but he didn't dare to say what the mastermind behind the scenes was before he bit his tongue and committed suicide."
Xing Shangshu glanced strangely at the document just placed on the table: "Then this confession..."
Xiao Heng nodded: "The confession is true. I... used a needle on him, but he only dared to say so much. He was very secretive about that person's name, and he would not say it anyway."
This is more reasonable, Xing Shangshu just wondered, how could a killer easily commit suicide? Afraid of crime and what to do as a killer
Xing Shangshu said thoughtfully: "It seems that that person is so skillful that a killer would not dare to say her name. But who would it be?"
Call Jinshang Huangxiong, that is, Jinshang's younger sister.
There were many descendants of the late emperor, and there were seven princesses, but only four were younger than the emperor, namely Princess Ning'an, Princess Xinyang, Princess Deqing and Princess Huaiqing.
Among them, Princess Deqing died of illness two years ago.
Princess Huaiqing's biological mother was the cousin of the late emperor, who was named Ling Zhaoyi.
Ling Zhaoyi was favored in her early years, but she was an idiot when she gave birth to a princess, Huaiqing, and then both mother and daughter fell out of favor.
So is the young master of Xianleju really Princess Chi'er Huaiqing, or Princess Xinyang, or... Princess Ning'an? !
"I'm going to the palace. Besides, Bai Kun committed suicide in fear of sin."
"Yes."
Severe torture is easy to think of condescension. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble to Xiao Heng, Xing Shangshu decided to deal with Bai Kun in the name of fear of committing suicide.
As for whether he can convince others, it is his Xing Shangshu's ability.
Xing Shangshu reminded: "His Majesty may summon you, you just have to remember that you are useless, you are moving it out of love and reasoning, and trusting him to make him confess."
"Yes."
Xiao Heng said, "Sir, I forgot to mention something else."
Xing Shangshu said, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Heng said sternly: "Hua Xiyao is with them, and she is also an important witness. I think she should know something."
…
Regarding what happened before returning to the Punishment Department, Xiao Heng also wrote a document explaining the details.
In the document, he bluntly stated that Mo Qianxue was still alive and approached Gu Jiao as a patient, but he omitted the fact that the two of them knew each other, and only said that Gu Jiao did not know that the other party was the oiran of Xianleju, and only thought it was an ordinary injury.
The doctor was benevolent, she picked her up halfway and took her back to the hospital for treatment.
In the meantime, the assassin from Xianleju came to stab Mo Qianxue once, but he actually wanted to confuse his eyes and let Mo Qianxue take the opportunity to kill Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao, who didn't know it, tried her best to protect Mo Qianxue, and was injured because of it.
Mo Qianxue was moved by Gu Jiao's behavior and gave up the idea of stabbing Gu Jiao.
Three days ago, Hua Xiyao from Xianleju approached Mo Qianxue and urged Mo Qianxue to lead Gu Jiao out of the capital.
Mo Qianxue understood that Gu Jiao's death was more fortunate than good, and she couldn't do it.
Mo Qianxue then thought of a way, she poured Gu Jiao and Hua Xiyao on the medicine, let Hua Xiyao disguise as Gu Jiao, and absconded in the name of sending "Gu Jiao" out of the capital.
Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng had their eyes on her early, and then they chased out of the city, and there was a matter of killing the master and taking Hua Xiyao back to the punishment department.
Xing Shangshu knew Gu Jiao, the genius doctor of the medical center, Xiao Heng's wife.
It seems that the real murderer behind the scenes had a grudge against Gu Jiao, or had a conflict of interest with Gu Jiao.
Princess Huaiqing can basically be ruled out, aside from her being an idiot, she doesn't live in the capital at all, she has never seen Gu Jiao, and she has no interests with Gu Jiao.
Then there are only Princess Xinyang and Princess Ning'an who have returned to Beijing in the past year.
"My lord, there is something I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"Rokuro, say it."
"The concubine... was killed by the brothers and sisters of the Gu family."
Xing Shangshu stayed in the duty room for a long time...
The matter is of great importance and involves the royal family. Xing Shangshu must report to His Majesty first.
Xiao Heng knew that Xing Shangshu would find His Majesty.
With Concubine Jing's lessons learned, Xiao Heng will no longer hand over the decision to His Majesty alone.
He wants the world to know it, all the officials to know it!
His Majesty wants to be the mastermind behind the scenes, but if he doesn't want to... Then let the whole world force him to do it!
Xing Shangshu's carriage was halfway through and encountered Yuan Shoufu's carriage.
His official position was lower than that of Yuan Shoufu, so he naturally had to get off the carriage to salute Yuan Shoufu. He never thought that the old sacrificial wine was also on Yuan Shoufu's carriage.
In terms of official rank, Xing Shangshu is one and a half tiers higher than Guozijian Jijiu, but who knows that Lao Jijiu is a high-ranking member of the two dynasties, his Majesty's confidant, and someone who can compare his seniority with Yuan Shoufu.
Both sides greeted politely.
Yuan Shoufu glanced at him and asked, "Xing Shangshu, you look in a hurry, but what happened?"
"Ah, this..." Xing Shangshu couldn't disclose the details of the case, he just said, "It's the case of Xianleju. With a few eyebrows, the lower official intends to report to His Majesty."
The old sacrificial wine asked with a puzzled face: "Why do you have to alarm Your Majesty? Could this case be related to His Majesty?"
Xing Shangshu smiled embarrassedly: "This... It's inconvenient for a lower official to say more, and I hope Yuan Shoufu and Huo Jijiu will forgive me."
"It's okay." Yuan Shoufu nodded rationally and raised his hand to signal him to go back to his carriage.
Xing Shangshu bowed his hands and bowed: "Then, the official retire."
Just as he turned around, Lao Jijiu suddenly squeaked and fell out of Yuan Shoufu's carriage.
He fell too technically and perfectly avoided the driver to catch his hand. Xing Shangshu's expression changed and he hurriedly reached out to help him.
Fu was holding on, even his sleeves were torn, and two documents fell down.
"I'll pick it up, I'll pick it up!" Lao Jijiu didn't wait for him to stabilize his body, and bowed to pick up a confession letter and the case file written by Xiao Heng, "Aiya."
He looked at the document in his hand casually, "How... how could..."
Xing Shangshu hurriedly took the document, folded it and stuffed it into the sleeve on the other side, and said in a panic, "Farewell!"
The old sacrifice wine returned to Yuan Shoufu's carriage.
Yuan Shoufu looked at him seriously.
Lao Jijiu looked like he was struck by lightning, and said in a daze: "Old Yuan, guess what I saw?"
Yuan Shoufu frowned, am I familiar with you? Why did you call Lao Yuan
Although Yuan Shoufu and Lao Jijiu had both served in the imperial court for many years, in fact, their relationship was not close.
The only relationship is probably that both of them are always friends with Feng at the same time.
It's just that Feng Lao and Lao Jiu are more intimate.
The reason why the old sacrificial wine was on Yuan Shoufu's carriage today was because Yuan Shoufu encountered the old sacrificial wine whose carriage was broken halfway, and the old sacrificial wine had the cheek to ask him if he could give him a ride.
Can Yuan Shoufu refuse this
If you don't want to, you have to let people get in the car.
Then there is this scene.
The old sacrificial wine then said with a terrified face: "I have seen the confession letter from the Ministry of Punishment, and it is written that the young master of Xianleju is actually the princess of the royal family of Zhao Kingdom, the sister of His Majesty."
"It's not a confession that you just took on it." Yuan Shoufu pierced it in a second.
Old sacrifice wine: "… "
Yuan Shoufu: "Also, you deliberately fell down and ripped the sleeves of Lord Xing on purpose. Do you think I'm blind?"
Old sacrifice wine: "… "
The tea master finally met his opponent.
Lao Jijiu: "Anyway, I saw it, and I told you. After a while, news about this case appeared in the capital, and I said it came from your Yuan family."
The highest state of the tea master is that the teacup is turned over and the tea is spilled, so it is no longer loaded.
Yuan Shoufu's mouth twitched: "Can you still have a face?"
Lao Jijiu thought about it seriously: "I can't."
Yuan Shoufu: "..."
(End of this chapter)