Shi Jun and Sha stood about a foot away from the bed, as if they were nailed to the spot, unable to move, only staring at the body on the bed.
"Daddy"
Shi Qingxue's gentle shout brought Shi Junhe back to his senses, and also attracted the attention of Zhang Qiuyan.
As soon as Zhang Qiuyan saw Shi Junhe, she stood up suddenly and rushed forward, crying: "You big bastard, it's all you. It's all your fault that killed my master!"
The unreasonable accusation made Shi Junhe confused again. Zhang Qiuyan even raised her fist to beat Shi Junhe.
Fortunately, Shi Baojing was quick-sighted and caught Zhang Qiuyan in time, shouting angrily: "Mother, don't do this!"
Shi Baojing called the servants to prevent Zhang Qiuyan from making trouble anymore.
If it were normal, Zhang Qiuyan would definitely punish this concubine for disrespect, but now Shi Baojing has the identity of the second prince's fiancée on her head - a skinny camel is bigger than a horse - she raised her hand and faced Shi Baojing in silence and indifference face, but it can’t be beaten.
Under Shi Baojing's glare, Zhang Qiuyan retracted her hand angrily, but said unforgivingly, "I know you want to curry favor with your uncle, but don't forget, the person lying on the bed now is your biological father? Could it be that you For the sake of glory and wealth, do you even care about your father?"
This accusation can be described as stern and goes straight to the point.
If someone is taking advantage of it, Shi Baojing will definitely be left with nothing to eat.
However, Shi Baojing still had a calm face, and was not frightened or angered as Zhang Qiuyan expected.
But after Zhang Qiuyan finished speaking, she said coldly: "If mother really wants to find the murderer and avenge father, then please be quiet.
If you continue to make such a fuss, you misunderstand that good people are insignificant. If the real murderer escapes because of this, can you bear the crime? "
"I..." Zhang Qiuyan still wanted to make excuses, saying that it was Shi Junhe who killed Shi Junfeng, but she knew in her heart that she would say this. She just felt that if the family had not been separated, Shi Junfeng would still stay in the Duke of Shi's mansion. Today things would not have happened, so she blamed Shi Junfeng's death on Shi Junhe.
But in fact, Shi Junhe was busy with Shi Baoning's marriage yesterday, and went to Wenren's Mansion early this morning, so he had no conditions to commit the crime.
Zhang Qiuyan finally became quieter. Although she was still angry, her desire to find the murderer still took over. She did not pick any trouble and just shouted angrily: "Since you are so powerful, you must find the murderer quickly." Avenge my master, if you can’t, you will be responsible for my death!”
In the end, Zhang Qiuyan acted like a rogue.
But in order to appease Zhang Qiuyan and tell her not to embarrass herself here again - she had already asked someone to report to the government and the governor of Kyoto would come later - Shi Baojing still gave a certain promise before coaxing Zhang Qiuyan away.
As for the other people in the house, Shi Baojing calmed them down one by one, and there was no big trouble again.
By the time Zheng Liangcai, the governor of Kyoto, arrived, Shi Baojing had been able to arrange the servants in the government in an orderly manner to cooperate with the people in the yamen to investigate the case.
Although Shi Junfeng was a low-ranking official, there was still a first-ranking elder brother above him. How could Zheng Liangcai dare to neglect him
Seal the scene, seal the scene, conduct an autopsy, interrogate the relevant personnel...
Shi Junhe, accompanied by Shi Baojing, waited in the lobby for news.
During this period, he had been in a daze, as if he had not yet recovered from the bad news that Shi Junfeng was dead.
Shi Qingxue held Shi Junhe's arm worriedly and asked cautiously: "Dad, are you okay?"
Shi Junhe forced a smile and wanted to say that he was okay, but his lips parted, but no words came out.
In the end, he gave up the cover-up, sat down on the chair with Shi Qingxue's support, rubbed his frowning eyebrows, and sighed: "Not good, not good at all."
Shi Qingxue was not familiar with her second uncle, who was just a stranger and had no sense of existence, so he was not touched by his death.
But Shi Junhe and Shi Junfeng have been brothers for so many years. The two are close in age. It can almost be said that they grew up together. Their relationship is deep.
Even though Shi Junfeng was timid and cowardly, in a certain sense, he made Shi Junhe more worry-free than Shi Juncai.
I just didn’t expect it…
Shi Junhe raised his hands to cover his face, covering up all the vulnerability that he had inadvertently revealed.
After a long while, he spoke again in a deep voice: "Jing'er, has anything unusual happened in your family recently? Has your father ever made enemies with others?"
Shi Baojing is naturally talented and good at observation.
In the past, due to her status as a concubine, she could only pretend to be asleep when she was awake, but since she was promised to Mo Junwen as his wife, she knew that even if she stayed out of the matter, she would never be able to truly escape from the vortex.
An innocent man is guilty of carrying a jade.
Therefore, Shi Baojing has been consciously increasing her understanding of the current situation in recent days.
Now when Shi Junhe asked, she could immediately answer: "My father has always been cautious and never offends others easily. In addition, the current political situation is unstable, and my father does not want to offend anyone, and it is impossible to make enemies with outsiders! "
Shi Junhe nodded, expressing his belief.
Recently, both the court and the whole Da Mo have been uneasy. Even Shi Junhe has restrained himself a lot. Shi Junfeng will never be stupid enough to stand out and be used as a weapon at this time.
Shi Junhe lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked, "Have you seen anything wrong with your father recently?"
"No..." Shi Baojing answered.
After she finished speaking, she paused hesitantly, as if she had thought of something, and frowned slightly, looking like she was hesitant to speak.
Shi Qingxue quickly asked: "Second sister, tell me anything you think is wrong, maybe it will be the key to solving the case!"
Although it was the responsibility of the Kyoto Prefecture to solve the case, Qingxue always felt that Shi Junfeng's death was too strange. If the case was investigated using the government's ordinary investigative thinking, nothing would be found.
"Sixth sister misunderstood, it's really not a big deal." Shi Baojing said quickly.
Shi Qingxue didn't believe it, "You clearly thought of something just now!"
Shi Baojing glanced at Shi Junhe carefully, his face full of embarrassment.
Shi Junhe's expression softened slightly and he said softly to Shi Baojing: "Jing'er has something to say, but it's okay to say it. Don't worry about me."
"Actually, it's really not that important!" Shi Baojing struggled hesitantly.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, she sighed as if giving up and said helplessly: "It's just that since the third room separated, the relationship between the third uncle's family and our family has become better.
The third uncle often comes to the house as a guest, and the father often goes to the third uncle's house as a guest, and the two mistresses also have contact from time to time... "
It was very difficult for Shi Baojing to say this. During this period, she carefully observed Shi Junhe's face countless times, fearing that her words would make him uncomfortable.
Shi Junhe's expression was indeed not pretty, but it was not too exaggerated.
After all, everyone knows that Shi Junfeng and Shi Juncai are biological brothers. It is not unusual for them to have a good relationship with Shi Junhe, who is on the same floor as him.
Shi Qingxue didn't want Shi Junhe to get stuck in this matter, so she quickly asked again: "Since you just said it was not an important matter, why did you suddenly think of this again just now?"
Shi Baojing smiled bitterly: "Because my third uncle has been so good to my father recently, so much so that it even seems to be a bit flattering... I..."
She hesitantly searched for the right words, and finally slumped her shoulders in resignation and said bluntly: "I don't know what you think, but I think this is abnormal in itself."
What 'this' refers to is clear to everyone present.
yes!
It was always Shi Junfeng who fawned over Shi Juncai, but suddenly it was the other way around, which was indeed a bit weird.
But that doesn’t mean anything, right
Facing Shi Qingxue's confused eyes, Shi Baojing's smile became even more bitter: "That's why I said it was just my wild imagination."
Everyone in the hall fell into silence again. Their thoughts were complicated and they didn't know what to say for a while.
Mo Junyang reminded him at the right time: "In a complicated situation, if you want to find out the truth, you might as well turn your attention back to the case itself."
It's both a 'matter' and a 'case'. Others don't understand what riddle he is trying to solve.
Shi Qingxue understood what he meant at once and suddenly realized: "You are saying that instead of guessing the complicated motives here, it is better to find out how the murderer killed the second uncle, and then think about it when the real murderer is caught. other things?"
Mo Junyang nodded approvingly, but when he met the others who still looked at him with doubts, he explained in a rare good mood: "No matter who wants to harm the Second Master Shi, but judging from the current situation, the person who did it must be someone from the house. , just investigate them one by one and find them out."
Everyone showed expressions of understanding, secretly saying that this was indeed a good idea.
But Shi Baojing immediately frowned again and murmured in embarrassment: "Is it really the family member who did it..."
Mo Junyang showed a slightly cold smile, "Yes or no, we will know after checking."
Shi Junhe clapped his hands and said: "Prince Mo's consideration makes sense. You should go and tell Mr. Zheng now. He has rich experience. Following this idea, he will be able to find out the real culprit soon."
Shi Baojing had no choice but to nod.
"Father, would it be inappropriate for you to directly ask Baojing to negotiate with Mr. Zheng? Wouldn't it be too difficult for her?" Shi Baoning couldn't help but worry.
Although Shi Baojing's calm and calm performance just now was beyond Shi Baoning's expectation, she still felt that as a woman who had not yet left the cabinet, it was not appropriate for Shi Baojing to directly negotiate with the investigating officials.
Since Shi Junhe cares so much about Shi Junfeng, why not do it himself and find out the real murderer to avenge Shi Junfeng
Shi Junhe glanced at Shi Baoning meaningfully, shook his head and sat quietly with his eyes closed, with no intention of speaking anymore.
Shi Qingxue kindly explained: "Sister, haven't you understood yet? In this case, except the second sister, all of us are 'related persons', so only the second sister is the most suitable candidate. "
"What 'relevant personnel'?" Shi Baoning asked subconsciously, but had not yet reacted.
It wasn't until she saw the solemn expressions of others that she suddenly woke up.
If you really want to worry about it, now everyone in this room is 'suspected' of causing Shi Junfeng's death!