Chapter 558: Suspect
Late at night, Yu Shu lay on the bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, Xue Rui came back during the day, bringing good news and bad news.
The gratifying thing is that King Ning lifted a stone and smashed it on his own foot, and the sad thing is Xue Rui's grandfather, Xue Xiangguo, who is a very human minister, who asked to see her.
What's even worse is that according to the old man's intentions, he actually asked her and Xue Rui to burn incense and worship the handle!
Yu Shu wanted to cry without tears, didn't she force her and Xue Rui to fake a show, if she really followed Xue Rui's grandfather's wishes, she became a legitimate brother and sister, what should the two of them do in the future?
Compared with her anxiety, Xue Rui is much calmer-
"There's no urgency in this matter, I'm just talking to you, and I'm not going to let you go home with me tomorrow. My grandfather was entangled in court affairs all day, and when I think of it today, I may not remember it tomorrow. Let's first think about the countermeasures, which day he brings it up again, and how to refuse. ”
Yu Shu hopes that Master Xue will be old and forgetful, and he will forget her when he twists his face, but she also knows that this is impossible, and now that she is famous, who still doesn't know that there is a female operator in Anling City who can tell the difference between life and death.
Therefore, it is necessary to find a plausible reason to dispel Xue Rui's grandfather's idea of letting the two of them be real brothers and sisters
Yu Shu woke up from sleep, only to remember that there was something he forgot to explain to Xue Rui, so after getting up early to freshen up, he went downstairs and knocked on Xue Rui's door.
Xue Rui woke up early, he didn't have to go to court today, he didn't have to go to court today, he was dressed in a loose Jin shirt at will, and his long sleeves covered his injured arm, looking very leisurely.
Yu Shu entered the door and looked at him twice. He sat down opposite and said:
"Big brother, I forgot to tell you, two days after you left Beijing, Zhu Qingjue came here to find you and told you about the tenth princess."
Yu Shu learned Zhu Qingjue's original words that day, and about the unknown Xiao Ji man, he recalled two clues-
First, before the accident of the tenth princess, she asked Zhu Qingjue to help her collect a set of precious chess games. It seems to be used as a gift to his sweetheart.
Second. After the Furong Gentleman's Banquet three years ago, about a month or two, the tenth princess copied a poem for Zhu Qingjue to evaluate, and the poem was written by a man. It is suspected that he is the favorite person of the tenth princess.
"Wow. This is it. Yu Shu said, took out the paper he got from Zhu Qingjue, and handed it to Xue Rui.
Look at his face. Again:
"Zhu Ergongzi said that he suspected that you wrote this sour thing, and I made a bet with him, if it was you who did it, I would eat this piece of paper. You tell me, is this what you wrote? ”
Xue Rui looked up and looked at her smiling face, and had a premonition that if he dared to nod his head, she would turn her face with him the next moment, and if she didn't say it, she would stuff this piece of paper into his mouth.
"Of course I didn't write it." He didn't hesitate to skim it off.
Yu Shu's eyes bent, his back leaned back in his seat, and his tone became brisk:
"I knew you didn't do it."
The alarm was lifted, Xue Rui's scalp relaxed, and seeing her smug appearance, he shook his head and smiled, read the poem carefully, and said:
"The person who wrote the lyrics should be a young man who cherishes literature and ink, who has entered the imperial examination, and should have entered the official when he writes, and he is a little soft, but there is no lack of ambition."
Seeing that he deduced these from a few lines, Yu Shu twisted his fingers, blinked and asked:
"Do you have anyone in mind?"
Xue Rui pondered for a moment and nodded: "There is one person, I also suspected before, it is very likely that there will be this kind of brushstroke." ”
Yu Shu's eyes lit up: "Should that person also be good at chess?" ”
"Hmm."
Yu Shu slapped the table and said excitedly: "Then what are you thinking about, it's him." ”
Hurry up, find the bad man who hooked up with the tenth princess, find out the truth about Xue Xiaomei being blamed back then, and let Xue Rui put this matter down as soon as possible.
Xue Rui hesitated a little on his face, and said, "He doesn't seem to be a villain who will seduce the princess and be a traitor." ”
"Hey, the word villain is not written on my face, do you think I look like a villain?" Yu Shu pointed to his nose and asked him.
Xue Rui glanced at her fixedly: "Don't make trouble." ”
She has always regarded herself as a villain, but he never thinks so, in his eyes, none of the so-called righteous gentlemen in the world are more affectionate and righteous than her.
Yu Shu put down his hand, "Then tell me, who are you suspicious?" ”
Xue Rui: "Wenhua Palace's servant, Kong Qi." ”
Yu Shu had never heard of this name, "What does this servant do, the official position of a few grades?" ”
"Wenhua Hall has always been the place where the prince set up a school, and the position of serving the book, as the name suggests, is the person who accompanies the prince to study. Because there is no canonization of the crown prince today, so in recent years, the Wenhua Hall has gradually become the place where the saint writes the imperial treatise, and every spring and autumn festival, the saint will set up a political policy in the Wenhua Hall to test the princes' literary talents. Kong Qi is a Sanjia Tanhua origin, the ancestor is the side branch of Kong Sheng, family history, excellent literary talent, two years ago was exceptionally promoted, made this from the five products of the book, and now is the pen of the saint colonel. ”
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, why did she think that this kid surnamed Kong was like the kind of bookish little white face in the book where the princess and the county lord would fall in love at first sight and want to die or live.
"Do you know him well?"
Xue Rui pursed his lips and said, "There are some contacts." ”
For Kong Qi, he has a little appreciation, and now he suddenly sees him as the culprit who lured the tenth princess to commit suicide, he is really not right.
Yu Shu touched his chin and came up with an idea: "Otherwise, don't rush to conclusions first, try to test him, anyway, the person is there, don't be afraid that he will run away." ”
Xue Rui looked up at her, "Can you figure this out?" I can find out Kong Qi's birth date. ”
Yu Shu spread his hands, "Haven't you thought about it, my Disaster Time Technique can only deduce the Peach Blossom Tribulation committed by the Ten Princesses and that villain Xiao Genus." The six masters are feasible, but if you want to divinate men and women, in the case of the ten princesses, you have to know that the day she met the Xiao Ji man, as a 'yaoyan', you can divinate in detail. ”
How did Xue Rui know which day the tenth princess of Lu Dao hooked up with that Xiao Ji man, in this matter. No further calculations will help.
Therefore, easy learning is not a panacea.
When Xue Rui heard this, he didn't seem too disappointed, thought for a while, and said, "Wait until I see others." ”
Yu Shu didn't urge him at this time, Xue Rui was smarter than her, with these clues in his hands, and then he went to investigate that Kong Qi, as long as the other party had a problem, he was not afraid that he would not show his feet.
The two finished talking. So he called the maidservants who were guarding outside to bring breakfast.
Meal. Yu Shu planned to go home, but Xue Rui thought that Xu Ri did not come to visit, so he walked with her. However, before the two of them went out, guests came to the Wangji Building.
It's still a must-see
"Meet the king."
"The Lotus Girl is exempt."
Liu Tan said hello and didn't fight. I found it. Yu Shu was unexpected. Xue Rui was not surprised.
Although Pei County's case is kept secret, those who should hear about it will always hear about it, not to mention the disturbance that King Ning and the Eleventh Prince entered the palace overnight the night before yesterday. How could Liu Tan not ask, he came to him every other day, and he was already calm down.
"Ah Shu, aren't you going home, I have something to say to the prince, let Guiqi send you back." Xue Rui sat next to Liu Tan and said to Yu Shu.
Yu Shu was about to take the opportunity to retreat, but Liu Tan raised his hand to keep people:
"I'm not busy, what my cousin and I want to talk about also has something to do with the Lianfang girl, you might as well stay for a while and sit down."
Yu Shu looked at Xue Rui and saw that he didn't speak, so he sat opposite the two of them, looking at Liu Tan's face as usual, while pondering his intentions today.
Liu Tan looked at the two of them and said:
"I heard that the Seventh Emperor Brother and the Eleventh Brother are suspected of assassinating Qincha, and this case was personally verified by my cousin in Pei County, but is it true?"
When Xue Rui heard him ask, he knew that Xue Lingnan was not going to tell Liu Tan the inside story of the whole thing, otherwise he wouldn't need to ask him at this time, his grandfather would have hinted at Liu Tan in advance.
So Xue Rui moved out what he said about Guo Huai'an and the emperor and told Liu Tan again.
Liu Tan listened, his eyes flashed, and he turned his head to look at Yu Shu, with a little curiosity on his face:
"The lotus girl's thaumaturgy of breaking the death is indeed good, I don't know when this king will have the opportunity to see it."
To pretend, Yu Shu is no worse than Xue Rui, she heard that Xue Rui didn't plan to tell Liu Tan the truth, so she smiled bitterly:
"The prince doesn't know, this thaumaturgy is not used casually, it was supposed to wait for thirty days to be performed, I made an exception this time to calculate the murderer of Lord Zhou, and as a result, I brought myself the disaster of killing, the murderer sneaked into my room in the middle of the night to assassinate, fortunately, Brother Xue was thorough, I escaped a catastrophe, this time it is also a warning, blame me for not listening to the teacher's instructions, and I dare not use it again in the future."
"It's a pity," Liu Tan ostensibly believed Yu Shu's statement, but what he thought in his heart was not necessarily.
"The assassination of Qin Cha is a big crime, how can the seventh emperor brother and the eleventh brother be disobedient in a good manner, I think there is still a hidden secret, maybe both of them were wronged, cousin, what do you think?"
Yu Shu heard Liu Tan say this, he was a little disapproving, with Liu Tan's current situation, it was obvious that he wished that Liu Hao and Liu Yi, the two competitors, would have a big deal, but he wanted to speak for the two of them in such a high-sounding manner, in front of Xue Rui, wouldn't it seem hypocritical?
In the face of Liu Tan's temptation, Xue Rui just shook his head:
"This case has been taken over by Lord Guo, King Ning and the eleventh prince both claim to have been framed, and who is right and who is wrong remains to be confirmed. It's all because I missed for a while and killed the murderer, otherwise it would have been easier to handle it with a witness. ”
"Lord Guo has always been fair and strict, I believe that he will find out the truth and return the seventh emperor brother and the eleventh brother to their innocence."
Liu Tan sighed with emotion and turned his gaze to Yu Shu again:
"This king has another private matter, I want to ask the girl."
"Don't dare, please speak."
Liu Tan asked, "I heard that you have a good personal relationship with Miss Xia Jiang?" ”
This Miss Xia Jiang naturally asked Princess Jing who had not passed through the door, Xia Jiangmin.
Yu Shu said honestly: "The prince is talking about the fifth lady of the Xia Jiang family, and I am indeed close friends with her. ”
She went to the Xiajiang Annex several times, and the correspondence with Xia Jiangmin was not a secret.
Liu Tan's face was a little softer, and he said:
"The marriage date of this king and Miss Xia Jiang, yesterday Si Tianjian has set the sixth day of the eighth month, but so far I have never met her, I have a reluctant invitation here, on the seventh day of the first month of next month, I hope to invite the girl and her cousin to accompany her, and invite Miss Xia Jiang to visit the night river scenery." (To be continued......)