This was Qin Wan's first visit to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
After entering the gate of the dungeon, the guards inside were all withdrawn to the outside. Qin Wan followed Yan Chi, Zheng Baishi and others along the dimly lit corridor, and the head of the dungeon who was walking in front whispered, "This He was imprisoned for six years, and he still said some godly words all day long, such as the way of heaven is changing, the fate of the great week is about to come to an end, the sky is about to change, and many outrageous things, the monk said a few times, but he can't because This executed him, and then moved him down layer by layer, and now he has moved to the innermost part."
As he spoke, the damp and musty smell in the corridor became more and more unpleasant. Qin Wan had been in the prison cell of the prefect's yamen in Jinzhou, and it was no different from here. Yan Chi asked her to follow behind her, but she felt nothing.
The master said again, "That man is also strange that he has been fine for so many years. To tell the truth from the adults, he is neither human nor ghost, and sometimes the servants below are too lazy to give him food, but every When I saw him for the first time, he was still alive and well. He was almost persuaded by him to believe in his religion before. Since then, he has been given food once a day or once every two days. , this person is really strange..."
The principal sighed a little while talking, as if he thought the Taoist priest was a strange person.
Not long after, a few people walked to the innermost part of the dungeon. Compared with the outside, there was almost no light here. The master was walking with a bright lamp in his hand. When he reached the prison door, the master stood still before going to the prison. There was a roar in the prison, "Hey, adults have something to ask you, hello, Taoist Zhang—"
After the dim light of the lamp fell into the prison cell, it became dim again. Qin Wan fixed his eyes and looked over, only to see a thin figure curled up on a rotten mattress in the corner of the cell. Quietly, like something dead, Qin Wan frowned, could it be that he was sick or dying
He didn't shout, and the principal was a little embarrassed. He laughed dryly and continued, "Daoist Zhang! Did you hear that! Several adults want to ask you something, don't you say that you were wronged?"
Having said that, the figure moved. He turned around, and Qin Wan frowned.
I don't know what this Taoist priest looked like, but now, his hair is messy and extremely long, and his beard and hair are messy and tangled together. Most of his face is covered by beard and hair. Even so, his eyes are shining brightly. .
Qin Wan thought that he was ill, but now he saw that it was not the case. He stretched greatly, showing a bit of dissatisfaction on his face, and yawned twice before lazily saying, "Excuse me My sweet dream... ”
As he spoke, his eyes scanned Zheng Baishi, Yan Chi and the others one after another. When he saw Qin Wan, Taoist Zhang raised his brows, "You lied to me, there are women here, how could it be Lord Chaozhong?"
The principal wanted to scold someone, but in front of several adults, this person spoke so disrespectfully, doesn't it appear that he is not good at managing the cell? The principal grinned apologetically at Qin Wan, turned around and shouted, "What do you know? This is Princess Yongci who was just conferred by the Holy Majesty, you must not be disrespectful to the princess!"
Taoist Zhang was still curled up on the mattress, as if he was too lazy to get up.
"Princess? The princess is also here to take care of things? Could it be that the outside world has really changed!"
"You!" The chief's face turned pale, "You should really cut off your tongue! How can these words be nonsense?! Don't worry about it, a few adults came to ask questions, and your honest answer is !"
Daoist Zhang couldn't get up, looked at several people from afar, then stared at Yan Chi for a moment, then looked at Yan Chi, and then looked at Qin Wan. He had been looking at Qin Wan for a long time, and the boss was sweating profusely, "Look What are you looking at! If you don’t answer honestly, don’t even think about going out! I’ll kill you tomorrow!”
Zhang Daoshi was not frightened, but instead smiled, turned around, and continued to sleep, slamming his mouth while sleeping, and only turned his back to Qin Wan.
"Hey you old thing—"
The principal couldn't help scolding, Zheng Baishi raised his hand, he had never met Taoist Zhang before, but when he saw him today, he found it a bit interesting, no wonder this Taoist was able to endure the severe punishment and did not confess, he is not at all Scared, even if he was threatened to cut off his head, Zheng Baishi looked at Yan Chi, sure enough, Yan Chi's eyes darkened slightly.
When the master saw this, he wondered, "My lord, this old man is not afraid of death, he will not be afraid of anything you tell him, not only that, he also said that he is destined to die like this, but he will never die because of it, So all these years in the cell is tantamount to cultivating Taoism, sleeping all day long, sometimes chanting words that we don't understand, and I haven't had any serious illness in all these years."
Zheng Baishi said quickly, "Daoist Zhang, we have something to ask you about your case back then."
Daoist Zhang didn't move, Zheng Baishi frowned. The prisoners in the prison didn't answer his words. Zheng Baishi was also a little annoyed, but Xiang Yanchi said, "The case back then appeared again."
With just one sentence, Taoist Zhang turned around, looked at Yan Chi for a few moments, and said, "Another person has been skinned?"
Yan Chi said, "The deceased died in the same way as in your case back then. Do you want to exonerate yourself?"
Daoist Zhang pursed his lips when he heard the words, and stood up without knowing what he thought of. As soon as he stood up, he could see that he was very short, but his every move was not vulgar. He just asked, " How many died?"
"One." Yan Chi took some time off, but was not angry at his rudeness.
Daoist Zhang frowned slightly, "You came after only one died..."
The meaning of his words was a bit unpleasant, but he glanced at Yan Chi, "You guys are still a little smart."
After saying this, Daoist Zhang counted his fingers, shook his head and said, "This case is more serious than that one back then, you have to hurry up..." Then he said, "But I'm afraid there is nothing you can do."
Zheng Baishi frowned, "What we want to ask you is not these. The case back then was murdered according to your teachings of worshiping the moon. Who knows your teachings? We didn't say that you were wronged, maybe Did someone imitate your killing methods back then? If you cooperate with us to investigate clearly, you will be exonerated, but if you don't cooperate, then the case of that year can only fall on your head... "
Daoist Zhang smiled, "The old man's words are really nice, so let the case of that year fall on my head."
While talking, Taoist Zhang turned around and walked back to lie down, and continued to sleep.
Zheng Baishi frowned, "You really don't want to be soft!"
Daoist Zhang lay on the ground with his legs crossed, but he stopped talking. He was contented, not at all like a murderer who had been imprisoned for six years. Shiraishi felt helpless.
Yan Chi said, "Since you said that you were not responsible for what happened back then, and now the same case happens again, the murderer is most likely the same murderer back then, and he reappeared, don't you want to find out the person who framed you?"
Daoist Zhang opened his eyes, lay on the ground and glanced at Yan Chi again, and then lazily said, "That's pretty much the same, but since I didn't do what happened back then, I don't know about many things, and I was arrested for no reason." I have been locked up for so many years... Oh, forget it, anyway, if you want to find it, you might as well go to the person who tried the case back then. Everyone in Guanyin Town knew my teachings. Some people forget it after listening to it, and some people remember it after listening. And I did it. Most of these are still in Guanyin Town. You should check it in Guanyin Town. Also, our teachings of worshiping the moon say that all living beings are guilty. If you want to atone for your sins, you must either do good or punish evil. Do you know if the murderer did it to punish the evil—”
"Atonement? Killing is the way to atone?" Zheng Baishi said angrily.
Taoist Zhang lazily said, "The people who died back then were not good people..."
Li Muyun looked at Taoist Zhang, "Do you think the murderer is doing justice for the heavens?"
Daoist Zhang closed his eyes again, "That's almost what it means. You ordinary people, you won't understand if you tell me. Instead of trying to find important clues from me, why don't you go to Guanyin Town and ask the murderer?" Who harmed me back then, got away with it for so many years, and now started to overturn the case, who can be blamed?"
Zheng Baishi was quite annoyed when he heard this, and turned to look at Yan Chi, but Yan Chi asked him, "Where are the files of the case back then?"
Zheng Baishi thought for a while, "It should be in Dali Temple, because he has not pleaded guilty, so the file was transferred to Dali Temple for verification. After the inspection, it was indeed found that some joints were missing, and it was impossible to convict him. This has been delayed."
Li Muyun said, "Six years ago, I hadn't been to Dali Temple, so I ordered people to find those files."
Zheng Baishi looked at Taoist Zhang on the ground, "His Royal Highness, so this person will not be interrogated?"
Yan Chi nodded, "I guess he really doesn't know anything."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, who nodded.
Zheng Baishi was still a little unwilling, but seeing that the Taoist priest is indeed a hard-nosed, so forget it, even if he is taken out of the cell and given a severe punishment, he still won't say anything , ultimately wasting their time.
When he came out, Yan Chi asked, "What is the origin of Taoist Zhang?"
Among these people, only Zheng Baishi knew a little about the case back then, and said, "This Daoist Zhang has no father or mother, and others don't know how he got to Guanyin Town. Anyway, what he knows is that he is in the small town of Guanyin Town." I stayed in the Taoist temple, and after the incident, it was directly related to the Moon Worship Sect, and all the dead people went to the Taoist temple to hear that he would worship the Moon Sect, so he became the first suspect, oh yes, he He is good at carpentry, and he is very good at carving Buddha statues."
Zheng Baishi thought for a moment while talking, "I can't remember the other things clearly, maybe I remember everything in the file of the case back then."
"Good at carving Buddha statues?" Yan Chi keenly grasped these words.
Qin Wan said that to be able to kill people with meticulous skinning techniques, one must be good at using knives.
Zheng Baishi also thought about it, "So he was the biggest suspect back then, but I just saw... I just felt that this person is very weird. If you say he is a murderer, he is not afraid, if you say he is not a murderer, he was imprisoned." After so many years, I haven’t been depressed, but I have regarded the prison as my own small Taoist temple.”
Qin Wan said, "Those files back then must have recorded the autopsy report and many details in detail. If you want to know whether it is the same murderer, there may be new discoveries by comparing the two."
Li Muyun said, "What the princess said is very true, I will go back to Dali Temple right away."
After leaving the prison, Li Muyun naturally went to Dali Temple. Zheng Baishi didn't know what Yan Chi and Qin Wan were planning, Yan Chi said, "Let's go to Weiyuan Bo's Mansion, and the princess will go together—"
Zheng Baishi hurriedly said, "Okay, then the official will accompany the prince and princess."
They got into the carriage separately, and Yan Chi was in the same carriage as usual with Qin Wan. As soon as they got into the carriage, Yan Chi said, "Uncle Weiyuan's family has four sons, and the one who died this time was the youngest son Wu Qian. This youngest son often misses the place of fireworks. On the day when the incident happened, he came out from Fengqilou after drinking flower wine. He originally had a servant by his side, but he didn’t bring it with him that day. home, so he must have been attacked on his way home."
Qin Wan responded quickly, "Will there be any clues on the way from Fengqilou to Weiyuanbo Mansion?"
"Zhan Yang has already gone to check. If there is, there will be news today." After Yan Chi finished speaking, he said, "Do you think there is something strange about that Taoist Zhang?"
Qin Wan nodded, "He looks at you very strangely—"
Yan Chi also nodded, "I thought that what I saw was a man who had been imprisoned for six years and lost his spirits, but he was calm and neither humble nor overbearing. This alone shows that this person is not simple. I still think he looks at you The eyes are also a little strange."
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, Yan Chi didn't say anything, she also felt it herself, so she subconsciously didn't want to stay in the prison for a long time just now, her resurrection from death was too unimaginable and mysterious, although she didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but It is true that she resurrected her soul with a dead body. Could it be that Taoist Zhang really has some supernatural powers and has seen her origin
But even so, what did the way he looked at Yan Chi represent
Yan Chi said, "It would be great if this case can really clear up the old cases from that year. I would like to keep this Taoist Zhang for my own use. I don't feel very good about this person. If he really As long as you are willing to be a little Taoist priest, if not, it is better to stay by your side—”
Qin Wan didn't doubt Yan Chi's keenness, she could use what she learned from her father to tell whether a person was lying or not, but she couldn't fully understand the complexity and subtleties of the human heart in the world. Yan Chi is a hundred times stronger than her, it may be okay for her to deal with ordinary people, but if she is really some kind of expert, then she will be somewhat powerless.
"He seemed to have figured it out just now, and said that this case is more horrific than the previous case. I don't know if it is alarmist. He also said that the teaching of the Moon Worship Sect, punishing evil and doing good can be atonement. If the murderer does this, I am afraid It also has some purpose."
Yan Chi nodded, "Once religious believers go astray, most of their actions will be paranoid and vicious."
The two of them were talking, and they arrived at Weiyuan Bo's mansion not long after. As soon as they heard that His Royal Highness and Zheng Zhifu had arrived, the concierge immediately went to report. Soon, a young man with a handsome face in his twenties came out.
Seeing the person coming, Zheng Baishi said, "The person here is Wu Yu, the third son of Weiyuanbo's family."
Wu Yu strode forward, bowed his hands and saluted, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness, the magistrate, this is—"
Wu Yu knew that Zheng Baishi came here for the case, but he didn't expect a woman to come with him. Seeing this woman's icy beauty, she couldn't help but take a good look at her. Zheng Baishi said, "This is Princess Yongci .”
Wu Yu quickly looked away when he heard the words, "It turns out to be the princess, and I pay my respects to the princess."
Yan Chi waved his hand, and blocked Qin Wan with half of his body, "Third Young Master, you don't need to be too polite, we are here to ask about Fourth Young Master—"
Wu Yu smiled wryly, then turned around and asked the three of them to go to the main courtyard. All the way inside, I saw that the Weiyuanbo Mansion was also very exquisite and beautiful. Although it was not as big as the Zhongyonghou Mansion, it was also a typical home of nobles in the capital.
When we arrived at the front hall, we saw that the hall was decorated very elegantly. The porcelain decorations were all top-grade, and there were several famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Wu Yu first invited three people to sit down, and then ordered them to serve tea before saying, "I didn't think it was Something happened to the fourth brother, but the people in the mansion were sent to look for it for a long time, but they couldn't find it, I'm afraid it was..."
Wu Yu let out a long sigh, and there was a bit of grief in his voice, "The fourth brother is the youngest in the family. He was spoiled and spoiled when he was young, but he didn't want to be spoiled too much. He developed a temperament of ignorance. It's even more a place to hang out and drink, and empty your body at a young age, this time it's even more... "
Wu Yu's eyes were slightly red, and Yan Chi said, "Third Young Master is mourning and obedient. Today, I mainly want to ask Fourth Young Master if he has any enemies on weekdays? Or has he had any disputes with someone recently, or, what does Third Young Master have? Doubters?"
Wu Yu was stunned when he heard the words, and shook his head with a wry smile after a while, "Fourth brother is rarely at home on weekdays, and he was even at odds with me. There were a few fights a year ago. He usually has his own friends, and those friends are also... I don’t know those people either, and I really don’t know if he has had any feuds or quarreled with others outside.”
Zheng Baishi sighed, "Does the third son plan to take the body back?"
Wu Yu thought for a while and said, "I have to discuss this matter with my father, and I will go to Yizhuang to pick up the body of my fourth brother tomorrow morning." Wu Yu sighed again, "Speaking of which, our Wu family is also There are no children and grandchildren, the eldest brother had an accident earlier, and now the fourth brother... my father is seriously ill, I don't know if I can bear such news."
Qin Wan remembered what Zheng Baishi said, saying that the eldest son of Weiyuan Bo's family had not returned since he left home a few years ago.
Qin Wan asked, "I don't know what happened to the eldest son?"
Wu Yu sighed, "Brother didn't see him four years ago, and nothing happened at that time. If I really want to talk about it, I had a fight with my father. Speaking of it, it's because of me..."
Wu Yu smiled bitterly, "At that time, there was an errand in the family who went to the Ministry of Officials to be the chief bookkeeper. It was said that the elder brother went there. If the elder brother didn't go, there would be a second elder brother, but my father gave me this opportunity. My elder brother was dissatisfied with this matter. I I remember that around Mid-Autumn Festival, I had a big fight with my father and left home, and I never came back after that.”
"The eldest son has not returned for a long time, is there an official report?"
When Qin Wan asked, Wu Yu smiled wryly, "When the eldest brother left, he said that he would never come back again, but he didn't come back later. We just thought he left in a fit of anger and didn't report to the police immediately. It took about two months Well, the eldest brother hasn’t come back yet, so we went to the government to ask, and the government said that they haven’t found any accidental unknown people recently, and they also said that they will help us keep an eye on it, so we’ll come back first if we can’t help it.”
Qin Wan nodded, "There has been no news for so many years?"
Wu Yu nodded, "Yes, there has been no news."
Qin Wan didn't ask any more questions when he heard the words, and Zheng Baishi continued to ask about Wu Qian, but after many questions, Wu Yu didn't know anything about Wu Qian. Called, but the servant said that Wu Qian only went to Fengqi Tower for the past two months, and asked about Wu Qian's friends, but the servant mentioned a few names, and Zheng Baishi wrote them down one by one, before he and Yan Chi said goodbye and left. After leaving Uncle Weiyuan's mansion, Zheng Baishi first went back to the yamen to meet Zhan Yang, and Yan Chi sent Qin Wan back to Hou's mansion.
On the carriage, Yan Chi said, "Do you think the young master of Uncle Weiyuan's family may have something to do with this matter?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "That's not true, it's just a coincidence that both sons of the family had accidents, but the eldest son had an accident four years ago, so it shouldn't have anything to do with it."
Yan Chi frowned, "If the murderer really wanted to atone for his crime, what kind of crime was it? The murderer killed someone who was about to commit a crime. How did the murderer know that Wu Qian had committed these crimes?"
Qin Wan also said, "People in the noble circle may also know about their family's affairs, as long as they inquire a little bit."
In this way, the scope of the case becomes larger and wider.
Yan Chi sent Qin Wan back home, Qin Shuang was still embroidering the dowry in the house, and when she heard that Qin Wan was back, she immediately came to Songfengyuan to watch Jinqueer with her, Jinqueer, who had been served by Fuling Haosheng all day and night, was still Sickly, Qin Wan looked afraid that the little bird would be raised to death by himself, and said, "I'm afraid I still have to ask the craftsmen in the house, we have never raised it, this is His Royal Highness's thing, if you hear that it is raised It must be heartbreaking to die.”
With Yan Sui's personality, it's not easy to have someone he likes, and Qin Wan doesn't want to break his promise.
After listening to Fu Ling complaining that the little guy was difficult to serve, she went to the lower courtyard to ask the artisans in the mansion. Qin Shuang accompanied Qin Wan and said, "Will you accompany me to buy some silk thread tomorrow? I have run out of silk thread for embroidery. I want to go Buy some fashionable ones in the capital."
Qin Wan naturally agreed when he heard the words. Seeing that Qin Shuang's wedding date was getting closer day by day, Qin Wan also became nervous for her.
After a night like this, Qin Wan and Qin Shuang went out early in the morning of the second day. When Mrs. Hu heard that they were going to do some shopping, she sent many guards to follow, and the group went out to the West Market.
These famous silk and satin needlework shops were brought by Mrs. Hu before. There were not many people there when the two arrived, but before they entered, Qin Shuang saw a familiar figure with sharp eyes!
"Xiuzhi—"
The person Qin Shuang saw was Xiuzhi!
She yelled, and Xiuzhi, who was standing in front of the shopkeeper and talking, also turned her head. Seeing Qin Wan and Qin Shuang standing at the door, Xiuzhi was taken aback, and her complexion became a bit complicated.
She turned around quickly and said something to the shopkeeper, then walked quickly to Qin Wan and Qin Shuang.
"Meet the Princess, and Miss Six."
Qin Shuang never expected to meet Xiuzhi here, and hurriedly asked, "How are you? Is Qin Xiang in Chengwang's mansion now? Why are you here?"
Qin Shuang asked anxiously, Xiu Zhi unconsciously raised her jaw when she thought of the magnificence of Cheng Wang's Mansion.
"Miss Six, don't worry, our lady is doing well, and so is the servant girl. The servant girl is coming out now to add some clothes to our lady. I have already ordered the shopkeeper to send it to Prince Cheng's Mansion after it is finished."
Xiuzhi used to be someone close to Lin's, so she didn't think much of Qin Shuang. If it was Qin Wan who was asking the question, she would have to weigh it up, but now it was Qin Shuang who was asking the question, and her tone was not Consciously gave birth to a bit of arrogance.
Qin Shuang didn't notice it, "Will King Cheng treat her well? Why doesn't she come out by herself?"
Qin Shuang only felt that if Qin Xiang came out by himself, he would be able to meet Qin Xiang this time, but Xiu Zhi felt that Qin Shuang didn't believe that Qin Xiang would live well, so she smiled, "Of course King Cheng treats Miss very well. Okay, when I went out to buy things today, the slaves didn’t bring any money with them. This is all the face given by His Royal Highness Cheng Wang. As for why our lady didn’t come out in person, she doesn’t have to come out in person to buy things like this. His Royal Highness is resting with Miss, and Miss has to accompany His Royal Highness."
Qin Shuang finally felt a strange discomfort. She moved her lips, but didn't know what to say for a while, so she said, "That's good, that's good." Qin Shuang summoned up his courage and said, "Yes You may not know one thing, that is... the Xue family is unwilling to give up marrying the Hou family, they have already proposed to marry me."
Qin Shuang always felt that he had snatched Qin Xiang's things, and felt uneasy. When she saw Xiuzhi, she wanted to tell Xiuzhi about it personally. Xiuzhi smiled from the bottom of her heart seeing Qin Shuang's anxiety. .
Xiuzhi straightened her back and said, "Our miss already knows about this."
Qin Shuang was surprised, "Ah, she already knew?"
Xiuzhi smiled and said, "Although Master Hou's words were a little harsh that day, the lady has not changed, she is still concerned about the affairs of the Hou's mansion, the lady knew about it a few days ago, the lady knows I am very happy for Miss Six. Although the son of the Xue family said he is not good enough for Miss, he is still a good candidate. Miss Six will marry Miss Six instead, which can save the face of the two families and find a good one for Miss Six Destination, it's too late for Miss to be happy."
Qin Shuang felt happy listening to the first half, but when Xiuzhi said the latter part, she became a little eccentric.
Qin Shuang pursed her lips and didn't know what to say, while Qin Wan said coldly, "Miss Six didn't marry in place of your miss. At the beginning, the Xue family and your miss were discussing marriage, but there was no dowry and no wedding date was set. , your young lady’s heart is higher than the sky, so naturally Mr. Xue’s family will not be attached to him. Now Mr. Xue’s family has clearly proposed to marry Miss Sixth, and he even came to the Hou Mansion to meet Miss Sixth in person. The betrothal gift was also delivered by Mr. Xue’s family It has nothing to do with your young lady, so in the future, don't talk about marrying your young lady in place of her."
Qin Shuang's heart warmed when she heard this, and the smile on Xiuzhi's face couldn't hold back. It was fine in the past, but now Qin Wan is the imperial princess, she doesn't dare to be presumptuous, Xiuzhi quickly lowered her head, "Yes, the princess said What’s more, it’s the servant who made a slip of the tongue.”
Qin Wan thought about it for a while and still didn't say anything worse. She just said, "Since I'm going with your lady, I should serve her well. She chooses the path herself. Whether she walks well or not depends on herself."
Xiuzhi didn't like Qin Wan's words like teaching others, she was dissatisfied in her heart, but she still responded with a smile on her face, and said, "Then servant will not bother the princess and Miss Six, and this servant will return to the palace soon."
Although Xiuzhi was a servant girl, she came out to buy things in a carriage this time. Qin Wan watched her go out and got into the carriage with warm ears, and sighed slightly in his heart. Qin Wan said, "Don't worry, it seems that she has indeed passed Not bad."
Qin Shuang sighed, "I always feel that Xiuzhi's words are a little strange."
Qin Wan shook her head, "Don't think about those things, anyway, you won't see them often in the future, so just pretend you haven't heard of them."
Qin Shuang forced a smile to himself, and could only nod his head.
Xiang Xiuzhi returned to Prince Cheng's mansion, and immediately told Qin Xiang about meeting Qin Shuang and Qin Wan. Qin Xiang sneered after listening to Xiuzhi's narration, "Didn't she marry me for me?" ? I was originally the Xue family’s fancy person!”
As he said that, Qin Xiang became a little annoyed, "It doesn't matter if she, Qin Wan, is the princess, now I'm a member of the palace, why should she point fingers at me and want to teach me a lesson?"
The corners of Xiuzhi's lips pursed slightly, "Miss, but our situation in Chengwang's Mansion is a bit embarrassing..."
Qin Xiang knew what Xiuzhi was worried about, so he said, "What's wrong with our situation? As long as you grasp the heart of King Cheng, a prince and side concubine will be indispensable in the future, or maybe we can be a noble concubine..."
Xiu Zhi's eyes widened, she was a little surprised, "Miss, imperial concubine..."
Qin Xiang played with his hair with a thin smile on his face, "Why do you think I am so angry with Uncle Cheng Wang? Isn't it because the existence of Cheng Wang threatened His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince is just a crown prince, but he is not yet an emperor."
Xiuzhi understood, and her eyes lit up when she thought that one day becoming king might replace the prince.
"Miss, then you must take care of His Royal Highness Cheng Wang!"
Qin Xiang smiled, "I still need you to tell me, don't worry, one day, I will definitely not treat you badly!"
Qin Xiang grew up with Mrs. Lin, so she naturally understands the inner house better than Qin Shuang. Now that she has arrived at Chengwang's mansion, she has even more things to think about. It is only a few days before Feng Shenbi enters the mansion. She not only needs to grasp Chengwang's heart , You have to have your own influence. Those newly bought people who take care of her are the people she wants to train, and right now, Xiuzhi is her arm.
When Xiuzhi heard this, she hurriedly said, "Miss, don't worry, the servant has listened to Madam's words and came to serve the young lady. The honor and disgrace of the young lady is the honor and disgrace of the servant. For the sake of the young lady, the servant is heartbroken!"
Qin Xiang was very satisfied when he heard this, but the smile on his face faded when he thought that King Cheng had disappeared for two days.
After thinking for a while, Qin Xiang said, "If we try to bribe some of the guards in the main courtyard, we need to know His Highness's whereabouts. His Highness is a person who is going to do great things, and we can't wait all the time."
Xiuzhi was a little embarrassed, "Miss, those guards are all cold-faced and cold-spoken. When the servants go to talk to them, they don't talk to them at all."
Qin Xiang glanced at Xiuzhi up and down, "You make yourself look better, those guards are rough people, how can you ignore a girl who looks like a flower and jade coming to talk? I'll give you some more money, I I can't believe that each of them has a heart of stone."
Although Xiu Zhi felt a little weird in her heart, she still responded obediently.
Yan Qi has been staring at the new case in Beijing these few days, another case has occurred in Beijing, this is the third case since before the Chinese New Year, and I heard that the murderer of this case is very cruel, Yan Qi Thinking about how to use this case to make the crown prince stumble, after talking with several counselors, Yan Qi had just walked out when an attendant came forward to report something.
Yan Qi listened, and glanced in the direction of Shuiyueju.
"What did Princess Yongci say to another girl from the Qin family?"
The attendant said, "This villain doesn't know, and he didn't hear clearly."
After a slight pause, the attendant said again, "Miss Qin has been very quiet these past few days, but just now she sent someone to ask His Highness where you are going, and they have probably been waiting for you."
Yan Qi frowned tightly and didn't speak for a while.
He knew about his concubine inside and out, and he has always acted without restraint, but this time, even the father didn't say anything. If the girl entered his palace, the emperor would probably be happy to see her succeed, but the Zhongyonghou's mansion would not dare to make a big fuss for the sake of his own face.
But how could he take concubines so casually
Thinking of Qin Xiang's beautiful face, Yan Qi couldn't make any waves in his heart. His temperament is like this. Beauty is just for fun. People who really value him must be able to help him do great things.
He had planned to place Qin Xiang in Shuiyueju, but he didn't expect her girl to meet Qin Wan and another girl from the Qin family. He smiled slightly, and had an idea in his heart.
Although Qin Xiang was expelled from the Hou's mansion, she was still the daughter of the Qin family. He had to let Qin Xiang stay in Chengwang's mansion well, so that he could find an opportunity to take advantage of. Perhaps, Qin Xiang could be of great help to him.
"Go, go to Shuiyue Residence and have a look—"
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The case of the Weiyuanbo mansion caused quite a stir in the capital within a few days. Originally, the government had covered up the case, but no one knew who made the news in Beijing, so that in mid-spring, a new round of panic spread across the capital. It spread in the capital city. Within two days, it even appeared that the frequent murders in the capital were due to changes in the way of heaven.
These words fell into Yan Huai's ears, and he became angry for a while, and immediately called Yan Che to inquire about the case in detail, and ordered Yan Che to solve the case as soon as possible, so Yan Che went to the Lin'an government office that afternoon.
When Zheng Baishi heard that the emperor was furious, he was terrified, and said, "The investigation is underway, and the identity of the deceased has been confirmed. This crime is indeed very brutal. Not only that, it is also very similar to an old case six years ago. In the past few days, we have been investigating the deceased's former friends, but most of these friends had something to do that night, but there is no physical evidence, and it does not conform to the inference drawn by the princess after the autopsy."
Upon hearing the word "Prince Master", Yan Che hurriedly said, "What did Princess Yongci say?"
Zheng Baishi immediately said, "Princess Yongci said that the murderer must be someone who is good at using knives, and even doing something similar to peeling human skin. Only in this way can the human skin be peeled off without leaving messy scars."
Yan Che's scalp tingled when he heard this, "Is it really scary when the body was found?"
Zheng Baishi nodded, "To tell you the truth, His Royal Highness, it will be so inhumane, even the lower officials and other experienced arresters can't stand it..."
Yan Che asked, "What about Princess Yongci?"
Zheng Baishi didn't understand, so he thought for a while before laughing, "Your Highness, don't worry, Princess Yongci frowned when she saw the corpse, but she didn't do that like the other officials. I really admire Princess Yongci very much."
Yan Che's expression became a bit serious, and he said for a while, "Don't you have any other jobs in your yamen?"
Zheng Baishi was slightly surprised, "There are, but they are not as meticulous and professional as the princess, so this time when I encountered a problem, I went to the princess for help, not to mention that the princess is very willing, isn't she still there?" Is it an empty post of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"
Hearing this, Yan Che frowned slightly again, but he didn't say anything more. Although he felt that it was pity for a daughter's family to touch such a corpse that a man could not bear, but he was a prince, and other words were Can't say much.
The crown prince sighed, "Zheng Qing, you know that this case is similar to the case of years ago. Some people saw that we could not solve the case and angered the Holy One, so you have to worry about this case."
Zheng Baishi cupped his hands again and again, "Your Highness, don't worry, don't worry, I know the seriousness."
The prince pursed his lips, "This time, we must also prevent spies from entering the yamen."
Zheng Baishi also had lingering fears about what happened last time, he immediately responded repeatedly after hearing the words, and after explaining again, Zheng Baishi sent the prince away, Yan Che came here just to supervise, he naturally couldn't personally participate in the case.
Not long after Yan Che left, Yan Chi came to the government office. Hearing that Yan Che had just left, he already guessed what happened.
"The Holy Majesty is attacking the prince?"
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "No, this case, like the New Year's case, has become a pretext for others to attack His Highness the Crown Prince. The gossip in the city these days has gone bad. The poor people are terrified!"
After thinking about it, Yan Chi knew that it was King Cheng who did the trick, "There is no other way to catch him, so we have to resort to these low-level methods."
Zheng Baishi smiled, "That's not true, but His Royal Highness still puts a lot of pressure on him. His Royal Highness asked about the case just now, and he also knew that it was not easy to find out. That's why he didn't blame me."
Saying that, Zheng Baishi said a little funny, "His Royal Highness also knows how to pity the princess."
When Yan Chi heard this, he looked at Zheng Baishi, "What do you say?"
Zheng Baishi said quickly, "His Royal Highness heard about the murderer's modus operandi, so he asked if the corpse was very scary, and the lower official answered naturally. His Royal Highness asked the princess how the autopsy was, and probably felt that the princess couldn't bear it, but The official said that the princess is very professional and calm, so His Highness the Crown Prince did not speak for a while. I think His Highness means that if there is another scene like this in the future, don’t let the princess come for an autopsy. To be honest, the next day is also the same. It hurts a lot."
Zheng Baishi is old enough to be Qin Wan's father, so his distress is naturally genuine, but what about Yan Che
Yan Chi's eyes were dark, and he didn't answer for a while.