Chapter Ninety-Five: It Was Him!
The bandits entered the city, disturbing the peaceful days of Ye'an City, the king of Shu was seriously ill, although he concealed it from the outside world, but there was still news to be revealed, many nobles of the family moved away, and those who stayed were some strong people, Shu gradually became an empty shell, and the people faced more heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the despair and anger in their hearts became more and more strong, and many places had already raised troops to resist, and the momentum was getting bigger and bigger.
The spies in the city gradually infiltrated, all over the entire Ye'an, the spies in Xitan are even more fearless, the movement is so big, it is shocking, openly looking for the surviving prince in the city, rumors are flying all over the sky for a while, the storyteller has several versions, the prince fell off the cliff and fled into Ye'an, did miscellaneous labor, trying to endure the humiliation, and even more, said that the prince entered the palace and became a eunuch, just to seize the rights of Shu, and continue to make a comeback.
All in all, the prince's death has become the truth, the people have heard a lot, naturally believe it is true, after the tea and dinner, it is even more added, Wu Xun coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but did not dare to let the descendants criticize, secretly sent a killer to come, before the truth dawned, it is necessary to get rid of the prince, in order to prevent future troubles, this undoubtedly set restrictions for the people of Dongtan everywhere, it is difficult to move.
Zhen Yue's anxiety was inevitable, the matter of the antidote was urgent, and this difficult question was answered on this day.
She passed by the West River Garden, saw a few maids repairing flowers and plants, the weather turned cool, the flowers gradually withered, the owner liked to plant flowers and grasses, the maids could only serve carefully, hoping that the flowers could wither later, watered with warm water, and chatted a few words from time to time.
Because he made an appointment with Ah Qiu in the Water Pavilion Pavilion, he was a little anxious to go. At this time, it was early morning, and the surroundings were quiet, and the maids naturally thought that the masters were resting, so they spoke a little highly.
"Xiaoyu, your sister is on an errand in the North Courtyard." The maid in a purple shirt dipped her fingers in warm water and sprinkled them on the roses.
"Yes, my sister has just been transferred to serve tea to the owner, and she will be fine in the future." Xiaoyu was proud in her heart and smiled crisply.
"Xiaoyu, it's going to be fifteen soon, let Xiaoyu be careful. Your sister just passed. I don't know the owner's temper yet, especially on this day, the owner's temper will be particularly difficult to serve. The purple-shirted maid said kindly.
"Qingqing, you've never been to the North Courtyard. How do you know the temper of the owner? Xiaoyu's tone was disdainful.
"Hmph. Don't believe it. Do you remember Wan'er, who used to serve the incense burner to the owner, she was kicked out of the four courtyards because she forgot to add mulberry leaves, although the right envoy has served by the owner's side over the years. But the owner has a strange personality and never lets others touch it, especially on the fifteenth day, if he offends the owner, he can only wait for death. ”
Zhen Yue was full of breath and walked silently, these two maids who were talking unscrupulously didn't know it, Zhen Yue was attracted by their conversation, and suddenly stopped, her face was heavy, and she looked at the two maids squatting in the flower garden not far away.
"Seriously?" Xiao Yu was a little scared.
"Of course it's true."
Zhen Yue's eyebrows furrowed, and she suddenly walked towards the maid who was unaware, and her voice fell like the sky, making the two maids almost lose their souls.
"Get up, I have something to ask you."
The two maids heard the sudden sound as if they were facing a great enemy, and even the watering can in their hands was frightened and fell to the ground, splashing a large area of water stains, they saw the serious female killer in front of them, and naturally thought that the owner of the workshop was caught in private, and with a bang, the two knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "The slave is wrong, the slave is wrong, begging the girl to spare her life." ”
"Your name is Qingqing?" Zhen Yue asked in a cold voice.
The purple-shirted maid trembled her spine, kowtowed and said: "The slave maid is Qingqing, the slave maid knows that she is wrong, and begs the girl to spare her life, but the slave maid will not dare anymore." As he spoke, he sobbed, and Xiaoyu beside him cried out in fear.
Zhen Yue frowned slowly, and said coldly: "Don't cry, get up and talk back." ”
The two did not dare to be disobedient, so they hurriedly got up, biting their lips, and their hearts were full of chagrin, and they could not take it lightly at any time.
"You just said that the owner of the workshop will have a bad temper on the fifteenth day of every month, what is the specific situation?" Zhen Yue saw that they were not lightly frightened, and her tone softened.
Qingqing choked up and said, "It's not the slave who said it, it's Wan'er." ”
"What did she say? You relayed it to me. ”
Qingqing didn't dare to say it again at this time, thinking that Zhen Yue was going to interrogate the evidence, she knelt down again, kowtowed, and said: "The slave doesn't dare, it's the slave and the maid who are not strict in their mouths, and the girl spares her life." ”
"Get up!" Zhen Yue's face was angry, and she said coldly: "I didn't say to kill you, what are you afraid of, if you answer me well, I will open my eyes and close one eye." ”
When Qingqing heard this, she suddenly stopped sobbing, raised her head in disbelief, looked at Zhen Yue with a serious face, and swept to Xiao Yu, who was trembling, Xiao Yu also nodded, signaling her to hurry up and reply.
Qingqing got up, twisted the corner of her clothes, and replied: "Wan'er used to be a popular maid in the four courtyards, and she has been serving by the owner's side, and she fanned the incense burner for the owner every day, and then she forgot to put mulberry leaves, and was sent out of the four courtyards by the owner, and her days plummeted, and she was bullied by the people below, so she would vent her emotions in private, and the slave maid had a good relationship with her, so she occasionally told some things about the owner. ”
"She said what's wrong with the owner?" Zhen Yue asked.
She said......" Qingqing hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and replied: "She said that the owner of the workshop has a stubborn illness, and his personality will change greatly every fifteen, and he will never let people approach, even the right envoy is not allowed to touch, she said that she once saw the owner of the workshop...... There is something in the owner's wrist to agitate, and the appearance is infiltrating. The more Qingqing said, the more frightened she became: "The slave maid thinks that Wan'er is a demon to confuse the public, and the owner of the workshop is heroic, how can he be a person with a stubborn disease." ”
There's something on the wrist to agitate! The brain was like a thunderbolt, his complexion changed in an instant, countless pictures in his mind were galloping, too many coincidences were connected with clues, stirring up huge waves in Zhen Yue's heart.
She started from serving the owner, although she rarely got close, but she didn't obviously feel his rejection, the only time was when he was sick, she yelled loudly and angrily told her not to touch him, then she felt that it sounded a little familiar, the fifteenth of every month, it was the fifteenth of February when he assassinated Wang Fujia, the time coincided, and the human skin mask in his bedroom.
Human Skin Mask! She was shocked by five lightning strikes, it was him! If it weren't for the timing of the reminders of these two maids, she would not have strengthened the doubts in her heart, and at this time, the transparent human skin mask appeared in her brain, no wonder she would feel familiar, it turned out to be the disabled man! Now it is not difficult to deduce that he knows about her private release of the attacker, and every month Gu Xuefu will rush back in the dust, and he will definitely have an amethyst box in his hand, presumably there is an antidote inside! The owner of the workshop is not a stubborn disease, but poisoning, a paralyzing poison, no wonder he did not let people take a bath that day, he must have hidden the truth of poisoning. (To be continued......)