The Imperial Guard’s Revenge

Chapter 12: stepmother

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Lu Heng's eyes are slightly lighter than ordinary people, the corners of his eyes are downward, and the ends of his eyes are raised. Wang Yanqing found that Lu Heng was always like this. When he told the truth, he seemed to be joking, and when he told lies, he was extremely serious. Wang Yanqing glanced at Lu Heng suspiciously and asked, "Really?"

"Really." Lu Heng looked at Wang Yanqing, his tone could not be more sincere, "When did the second brother lie to you?"

Wang Yanqing seemed to believe it or not. At this time, she found that Lu Heng was still holding her hand, the sleeves of the two were overlapping, and they were very close. Wang Yanqing took a step back and withdrew his hand: "Just talk, what are you doing standing so close?"

Lu Heng didn't like to hear these words anymore, he raised his eyebrows, and said inexplicably, "My own brothers and sisters, do you still pay attention to this with your brother?"

"It's still in someone else's house." Wang Yanqing saw that he didn't let go, raised his head, and gave him a hard stare with his black and white eyes, "Let go."

After all, Lu Heng did not embarrass her too much, and slowly relaxed his strength. As soon as Wang Yanqing was free, he quickly adjusted his sleeves and walked into the house. While they were talking, Liang Wenshi and others had already entered the room. Wang Yanqing quietly entered the door and stood close to the door and window. Lu Heng immediately followed and stood behind her.

In the room, Chen Yuxuan was asking about Liang Wenshi's disappearance of Liang Rong, and Wang Yanqing followed. Liang Wenshi lowered his face and pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief from time to time: "On the seventeenth day of last month, the eldest young master went out early in the morning, and he didn't say where he was going. The concubine didn't think much about it, just thought he was going again. I have a friend. I didn't expect that he didn't return for half a month."

Chen Yuxuan asked, "Have you looked for the place where the eldest young master often goes?"

"I've found them all." Liang Wenshi pointed to the other three clan elders and said, "The inn, wine shop, relative's house, friend's house, concubines have all sent people to ask. If Chen Qianhu doesn't believe it, you can ask the clan elders and concubines. The three elders knew when they sent people."

The clan elder nodded: "Indeed. The eldest lady sent someone to ask at the beginning of the month, and we even helped to find it, but we couldn't find any trace of Liang Rong."

Chen Yuxuan glanced at the door and asked in a low voice, "Where's the place in Liuxiang, the casino?"

The Liang family was a little embarrassed, and one of the clan elders said: "There will never be such a thing. I know that Liang Rong is a child, although he is lonely and taciturn, but he is not such a playboy. He is usually I like to read books, other than traveling in the mountains and playing in the water, there is no other pastime.”

"Master Liang actually likes to read books." Chen Yuxuan responded unexpectedly and asked again, "Since you are not in the city, have you looked for it outside?"

The official position of Liang Wei's family was not large in the imperial court, but he was also a well-known figure in Baoding Mansion. Liang Wenshi has informed the clan elders, tossing up such a big battle, if Liang Rong is still in the city, someone will always come to report. There has been no news for so long, and most of them are not in Baoding.

The Liang family listened with a bitter face: "Chen Qianhu, we also thought about the outside of the city. But Baoding is so big, there are twelve surrounding counties alone, not to mention the wild mountains and mountains that are farther away. Liang Rong Not a word left, where are we going to find it?"

Chen Yuxuan thought about it too, looking for it like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, at least he has to know where Liang Rong went. Chen Yuxuan asked, "Did anything happen before Liang Rong left home?"

Although Wang Yanqing didn't ask questions, she kept looking at the expressions of everyone in the arena. She found that after Chen Yuxuan asked this question, Liang Wenshi didn't hesitate and blurted out: "No. Everything was fine in those days, the family was as usual, and there was never even a quarrel. If you don't believe it, you can find a maid. The little servant asked, I never treated him badly."

When Liang Wenshi said this, his eyes were wide open, his voice was loud and firm, and he seemed to have a clear conscience. Wang Yanqing spoke suddenly and asked, "Mrs. Liang, do you remember what happened the day before Liang Rong went out, that is, on the 16th day?"

Wang Yanqing asked, Liang Wenshi looked back, his eyebrows were twisted, and he seemed reluctant. But Chen Yuxuan also showed a very interested look, Liang Wenshi could only reply: "Nothing happened. During the day we all stay at home to observe filial piety to the master, and at night the eldest young master went back to the room after eating. He was there. I read a book in my room, I saw that the lights were turned off very late, and I went out early the next morning."

Wang Yanqing stared at Liang Wenshi's eyes and asked, "What time did Liang Rong read that night?"

Liang Wenshi blinked quickly, her eyeballs turned upwards slightly, and after a pause, she seemed to be offended, patted the armrest, and said angrily, "How do I know about the young master?"

It's really disrespectful to ask a stepmother about an adult stepson's evening activities. Seeing this, Chen Yuxuan hurriedly came forward and said, "Madam, we also want to find the eldest young master early. We don't mean to offend, madam, don't take offense. The eldest young master is still reading late at night, he is really diligent."

Liang Wenshi was angry, she kept her face sullen, pursed her lips tightly, and didn't say a word after that. Chen Yuxuan couldn't ask any more questions, he sighed and said, "Madam, clan elder, brother Liang just left, I shouldn't have said these words. Make another plan."

The three clan elders sighed, and Liang Wenshi lowered his head and covered half of his face with a handkerchief. An elder of the clan sighed: "Liang Wei's body is not yet cold, and Liang Rong disappeared at this moment. It's really a disaster."

Hearing this, Lu Heng made a gesture calmly, and Chen Yuxuan received it, and asked knowingly: "I'm sorry for the offense, but I vaguely heard some bad rumors from the daughter of your palace on the way. Dare to ask. Are these rumors true? Did someone take the opportunity to discredit the Liang family?"

When Chen Yuxuan mentioned this, the room suddenly became quiet. The three clan elders looked at each other, bowed their heads, lowered their eyes, and only one sighed and said sadly, "It's the unfortunate Liang family, there are women like this, it's really ashamed of the ancestors. These filth It's really a sin for the matter to reach Chen Qianhu's ears."

The Liang family's statement shows that the rumor of Miss Liang's adultery is true. Wang Yanqing glanced over the faces of several people and asked, "Have you really caught the case of Miss Liang's adultery?"

The Liang family always regarded adultery as a scandal. They were both contemptuous and surprised when they heard that a woman named Wang Yanqing would talk about the "current". Is this something a girl can ask? Nianzai Wang Yanqing was brought by Chen Yuxuan. They didn't have any seizures, but they were also sullen and refused to say a word.

If the Liang family does not cooperate, the investigation will not proceed. But it doesn't matter, Wang Yanqing has already gotten the answer from their faces. She changed her question and said, "I am very sympathetic to this kind of thing. Can I go see Miss Liang?"

The other people heard Wang Yanqing's words and ignored them. Only one clan elder pulled his face and said condescendingly, "This is an internal matter of our Liang family, and we don't need outsiders to interfere."

The Liang family was dismissive, Wang Yanqing was not angry, but Lu Heng was uncomfortable. I don't know what to lift. It seems that these people should be brought to the prison for interrogation next time. Wang Yanqing talked to them in a good voice, and they were embarrassed.

Chen Yuxuan knew when he saw the commander's face that it was going to be broken, he quickly answered the call and said to the rescue: "Brother Liang is gone, Young Master Liang's whereabouts are unknown, it's not a problem if there is no family in the house. Brother Liang and I are also considered. Let's meet, if there is anything I can help, I am willing to write a book and invite my colleagues in Beijing to participate in activities. However, I always need to know the specific situation. In the future, if Shangguan asks, I will answer. This girl is People who can be trusted will never spread today's affairs to the outside world. Naturally, if the wife and the clan elder find it inconvenient, they will treat me as busy and I will retire..."

Chen Yuxuan said that he was about to leave, but Liang Wenshi and the clan elders panicked when they saw it, so they quickly grabbed Chen Yuxuan and said good things in every possible way. Although Chen Yuxuan and Liang Wei belonged to the same thousand households, the officials in the capital and the officials in other places were very different in real power. If Chen Yuxuan was willing to help, maybe the inheritance of the thousand households of the Liang family would be settled.

The Liang family is old-fashioned and arrogant, and can't wait to put their daughter to death. How can outsiders go to see Miss Liang? But they asked Chen Yuxuan to ask, and Chen Yuxuan said everything here, and they dared not refuse. They thought that Wang Yanqing was just a woman, so they reluctantly agreed.

Only Liang Wenshi frowned with reluctance on his face. She didn't know what was going on, and she always felt terrified when she met Wang Yanqing's mirror-like eyes. But Liang Wenshi didn't dare to offend Chen Yuxuan, so he stood up and said, "There is a girl who is working hard. The eldest girl in our family is not polite, and my concubine accompanies the girl."

"No need." Wang Yanqing said, "I'll just go by myself. Madam can do her own work."

After Wang Yanqing finished speaking, he turned and left before Liang Wenshi could react. Liang Wenshi wanted to chase again, but Lu Heng glanced at him, and he was nailed to the spot in shock. In a blink of an eye, the two were far away, and Chen Yuxuan behind him talked about the inheritance of the thousand households. Liang Wenshi was in a dilemma. In the end, he could only send the maid next to him to chase after him, and stayed in the living room to listen to Chen Yuxuan's words.

After all, the most important thing now is who the Liang family's thousands of households are passed on.

After Wang Yanqing and Lu Heng came out, they didn't need the servants of Liang's house to guide the way, they went straight to the embroidered building. During this period, the little maid next to Liang Wenshi chased out and tried to lead them, but Lu Heng made her dare not move with just one look. The maids did not dare to approach or go back, so they could only bravely hang behind them and follow them from a distance.

At this distance, the maid couldn't hear them, so Lu Heng kept her there. Lu Heng lowered his voice and asked with great interest, "Qingqing, what have you found?"

Wang Yanqing's face was pale, she paused for a moment and whispered, "I suspect that Liang Rong may have been killed."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked humbly, "Why did you say this?"

Wang Yanqing glanced at Lu Heng and pierced him mercilessly: "Don't pretend, you already found out."

After being seen, Lu Heng was not ashamed, and nodded calmly to admit: "That's right. But I want to know how Qingqing found out."

"There are too many flaws in Liang Wen's family. If Liang Rong is really missing and she really doesn't know where Liang Rong is going, then she should be angry and complaining, but when she heard Jin Yiwei come to the door, her first reaction was fear. If you didn't do anything wrong, what would you be afraid of? Liang Rong just disappeared, but she locked the door of Liang Rong's room, which means she knew this person would not come back. When I asked Liang Rong's whereabouts on the 17th, She covered her face with a handkerchief many times, and pinched her fingers unconsciously. All signs indicate that Liang Rong is not going out to visit friends, and it is very likely that something has happened to him."

Lu Heng nodded and asked, "If it's a case of human death, it's especially important to judge the time of death and the scene of the death. According to Qingqing's opinion, where are the two?"

Wang Yanqing pondered slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm not sure about the time of death, but I suspect that Liang Rong was killed at home."

"Oh?" Lu Heng turned around and looked at Wang Yanqing with interest, "Several members of the Liang family saw Liang Rong go out early in the morning and never came back. How do you know you're not outside?"

"Thanks to Liang Wenshi for helping me get rid of it." Wang Yanqing said, "Liang Wenshi emphasized over and over that Liang Rong went out as usual and that there was no conflict at home. She repeated so many times, which showed that she was very concerned about this. She wanted to divert our attention from Liang Rong's house, implying that Liang Rong had an accident outside, so I locked my target at home. When Chen Yuxuan proposed to go to Liang Rong's room to have a look, Liang Wenshi nervously licked Lips, I wondered what was in Liang Rong's room. When she unlocked the lock, she turned her body in the direction of Liang Rong's bedroom and turned her back to the study room deliberately. I just determined that Liang Rong's study is where the crime took place."

Lu Heng stared at Wang Yanqing, calmly swept across her calm eyes, straight nose, and thin jawline. He was just trying it, but unexpectedly, she surprised him more than he expected.

Lu Heng spoke slowly and asked: "However, someone saw Liang Rong going out, but you said that Liang Rong was killed at home. In that case, how to explain Liang Rong's going out?"

Wang Yanqing's eyes were dark, dotted on her plain white face, lustrous and lustrous like ink jade, she paused for a while, and said suddenly, "I suspect that the one who went out that day was not the real Liang Rong."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked slowly, "Oh?"

"The maid said that Liang Rong went out very early that day, and did not speak to anyone on the way. Seeing the surprised tone of the maid, this should have been very uncommon in the past. A person's behavior generally does not change, unless that person is not him. The person who pretended to be Liang Rong must be the murderer. The murderer took so much time to show off, mostly to cover up a certain time. So I tried to ask about the 16th of November. The itinerary has been told again.”

Before Wang Yanqing finished speaking, Lu Heng began to laugh. Wang Yanqing glanced aside and said unhappily, "What are you laughing at?"

When Lu Heng didn't speak, his eyes were full of brilliance, but at this moment, because of his smile, the peach blossom eyes became more and more sparkling, shining like stars: "That's why you asked Liang Wenshi, what time is the night for your stepson? sleep?"

Lu Heng died of laughter when she heard Wang Yanqing ask this sentence, and it was her daring to say it. Wang Yanqing was all about tracking down the clues at the time, but didn't think much about it. Who knew they would diverge in this direction. When Lu Heng pointed it out at this moment, she became annoyed and said with a straight face, "Are you still listening? I don't care about you."

Lu Heng quickly held back and coaxed Wang Yanqing: "Okay, blame me for thinking dirty, I won't talk about it. What's next?"