Three years ago, Xue Rui was full of ambition, it was when Zhu Qingjue returned to Beijing from a study tour, and he was in high spirits.

It's a pity that there were two golden jade hibiscus at the banquet at that time, and no one got them.

Xue Rui's first question made Zhu Qingjue cold:

"What do you mean?"

Xue Rui's face did not change, and he said slowly:

"It is rumored that the tenth princess was born with a vision of a hundred miles of sunset, Si Tianjian Bu her eight characters are very strange, inevitably died early, only after the age of three to be recorded in the royal jade, and before the flute, she has been living on the side of the temple. After inheriting the unification today, Ling Zun controlled the Si Tianjian and was in charge of the sacrificial affairs, often entering and leaving the forbidden land of the Taimiao, and Brother Zhu, as the only son of the Great Tidian, was very important and often brought himself to teach. Again, I heard that Brother Zhu is fond of tea, and this preference is like-minded with the Tenth Princess, so I guess that Brother Zhu, you and the Tenth Princess have already known each other. ”

Xue Rui served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and there have been countless cases over the past year, and he is the best at linking clues together, telling the truth in the false, and retaining the truth from the false.

A little tea broke through the secret intersection between Zhu Qingjue, the son of an important minister, and the ten princesses who lived in the Taimiao.

But seeing Zhu Qingjue's frowning brows, there was no need to admit it, Xue Rui also knew that he was right, and the second son of Zhu in front of him did have a friendship with the tenth princess.

"So what," Zhu Qingjue did not pretend, but asked: "The old man is dead, what is your intention to investigate her before her death?" ”

Xue Rui saw that his face was not vain, and he was scheming, so he stopped beating around the bush:

"Brother Zhu thinks that why did the tenth princess pass away?"

Hear the words. Zhu Qingjue's expression suddenly became subtle, as if he heard a joke, and said with a mocking face:

"The cause of the death of the tenth princess, Lord Xue knows better than anyone else, why did he still ask me."

Xue Rui shook his head and said: "How did the tenth princess die, only the people who conspired and calculated her know best, isn't Brother Zhu like others, listening to those rumors, just thinking that she was killed by her sister?" ”

Zhu Qingjue squinted: "Naturally, I won't listen to rumors, which is true and which is false." I have my own discernment. At a young age, Ling Mei may not have the intention of harming others, but if she is not instigated by others, she does not know. ”

"Can you tell? How do you tell? Xue Rui raised his eyebrows. When did Brother Zhu also know the thaumaturgy of breaking death. I don't know. ”

Zhu Qingjue's face changed. As if he suddenly thought of something, he straightened up and looked at Xue Rui suspiciously for a while. Suddenly:

"You asked that female operator to make a fortune for the tenth princess?"

Then, without waiting for Xue Rui to answer, he said to himself: "Yes, others can't ask for it, but she is your sister-in-law." ”

Xue Rui didn't interject, waited for him to sort out a clue, and then saw how he reacted.

Zhu Qingjue just lost his temper for a while, then came back to his senses, stared at Xue Rui coldly, and asked, "What did the female operator say?" ”

Xue Rui took a moment to say: "You can tell you, but you have to answer my last question first-do you have a personal relationship with the tenth princess?" ”

"You!" Zhu Qingjue was furious, got up from the chair, and clenched his fists.

It's not him-Xue Rui instantly made up his mind in his heart.

"That's nothing," he said to himself, picking up the purple clay pot, pouring a cup and putting it in front of Zhu Qingjue, and said:

"It's me who is presumptuous, Brother Zhu is going to be surprised, this cup of tea is my guilt, please take a seat."

Zhu Qingjue didn't move, Xue Rui glanced at him, turned his head to the door of the study and said, "Ashu, come out." ”

Zhu Qingjue was startled and turned his head to look at the lightly closed door.

In the house, Yu Shu was overhearing half of it, and was suddenly called by Xue Rui, touched his chin, tidied up his clothes, pushed the door out, and took a look at the black-faced Zhu Ergongzi.

"Zhu Gongzi."

Yu Shu walked to the soft chair next to Xue Rui and sat down, looked up at Zhu Qingjue, she was in it just now, listened carefully to the conversation between the two, and probably guessed Xue Rui's intentions.

"Ah Shu, you come and tell Brother Zhu what you calculated from the birth date of the tenth princess."

Yu Shu nodded, and Zhengse told Zhu Qingjue the truth:

"The tenth princess stumbled in Guanhailou, it was her own doing, and no one harmed her. And she has a peach blossom catastrophe in her life, just before the accident provoked the disaster star, the peach blossom catastrophe should be on a Xiao Ji man, I cut off from the disaster, the death of the ten princesses, is caused by this Xiao Ji villain, but my eldest brother he, Xiao Dog. ”

She didn't speculate further, and the words stopped at the point, but pointed out sharply that the death of the tenth princess was self-inflicted and had nothing to do with Xue Rui.

At the end of the words, Xue Rui continued: "I don't know what kind of misunderstanding Brother Zhu had about me before, but if the tenth princess really died because of me, I don't have to go to great lengths to find you for the truth, after all, three years have passed, how many people still remember that incident." ”

The annoyance on Zhu Qingjue's face was replaced by surprise for a moment, and he slowly sat back, his brows furrowed, and he looked thoughtful.

Yu Shu glanced at Xue Rui: Could it be him?

Xue Rui shook his head slightly: It's not him.

"You came to me today to suspect me?" Zhu Qingjue asked in a deep voice, Xue Rui and Yu Shu's words were not leaky, he didn't say that he believed everything, but he also dispelled half of his doubts.

And he is Xiao Ji's person, just think about it, you can understand why Xue Rui is eyeing him.

Xue Rui said frankly: "I was suspicious of you before, but just after I answered with you, I found that Brother Zhu didn't look like that shameless person. ”

Zhu Qingjue looked at him deeply, and said: "You guessed right, I was able to enter and leave the Taimiao because of my father, as early as when I was young, I met the tenth princess, I was two years older than her, I was unscrupulous as a child, I became a playmate after a few encounters, and then I was sensible, and I intersected as a brother and sister——"

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Yu Shu, and said:

"It's like you're with a female operator."

Xue Rui remained silent, but Yu Shu couldn't help but cramp in the corners of his eyes-

The two of them are selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and Zhu Er and the Ten Princes are like them, so it will be the truth.

As soon as Zhu Qingjue's conversation box opened, he said:

"I left Beijing to study, and when I came back, the tenth princess had reached the age of marriage. That year, after the Furong gentleman's banquet, she moved back to the palace from the temple, I was happy for her, and heard about your request, I secretly inquired, knowing that you are a good character, but not excessive, rest assured, I also took advantage of the time when the imperial medical department was on an errand, for the tenth princess to ask for a pulse. Talk to her about you—"

He looked a little strange. After hesitating back and forth, he continued:

"She told me that she doesn't like you, but Holy Chrysostom. She had no choice but to write to you quietly. Attitude is indicated. Let's see if you can break the engagement, but you haven't replied, and I'm going to think of a solution for her. Before I could figure out a solution, something happened to her. ”

After speaking, he watched Xue Rui's expression quietly, trying to see any flaws on his face.

"So, do you think that I received a private message from the tenth princess refusing to marry, and knowing that she had no intention of me, I became angry and instigated my sister to enter the palace to talk, causing her to fall from the Guanhai Tower to the lake, and finally Xiang Xiaoyu died?" Xue Rui pondered calmly.

Zhu Qingjue coughed lightly and said confidently: "I thought so before, but after fighting with you at the banquet last night, I don't think you are a narrow-minded person." ”

These words replied to Xue Rui's previous suspicions about him.

"Whether you believe it or not," Xue Rui said lightly: "I have never received a private message from the tenth princess, and before she died, I didn't know that she didn't like me." From the image of my righteous sister, I thought that the tenth princess was seduced by a traitor and instigated her to risk her life and blame my third sister, so as to sabotage the marriage of the saint, and did not want her to die overnight. ”

Such a topic of picking up people's scars will inevitably embarrass the parties involved, but Xue Rui has let go of his guilt for the tenth princess after Yu Shu's explanation, and even the ignorant love of his youth has been exhausted.

Now he is only bent on finding out the person who plotted against him behind the scenes.

"So you don't know?" Zhu Qingjue was suspicious, his eyes fell on a complete set of half-used cooking utensils on the tea case, and he couldn't help but think more:

If Xue Rui didn't know in advance that the tenth princess resisted the marriage, then there would be no reason to harm her, the tenth princess fell from the Guanhai Tower and said that it was a little strange, then Miss Xue was young, and she would not have any harmful intentions, could it be that she jumped from the upstairs by herself in order to escape the marriage?

This thought will never be recovered.

Yu Shu spoke out at the right time: "I have been teaching myself a thaumaturgy since then, and I have never missed, if Zhu Gongzi doesn't believe it, you can give it a try." ”

"No need, I believe that your thaumaturgy is true," Zhu Qingjue waved his hand and said, he heard about what happened to the other half of the banquet when he went back last night, and he went to Si Tianjian this morning, and he was late for the appointment because of this.

"But, I don't believe you."

Zhu Qingjue turned her face and sneered: "The tenth princess is pure-hearted and has no city, if I want me to believe that she will blame others, I would rather think that you made it up." ”

Yu Shu frowned and looked at Xue Rui.

Xue Rui didn't expect to be so easy to convince Zhu Qingjue, and seeing him react like this, he was silent for a moment and said:

"It's okay, then wait until I find out the culprit, and then confront Brother Zhu. But before I can do that, I have one more thing I want your help with. ”

"You say." Zhu Qingjue clasped his arms with both hands and raised his eyebrows to signal him.

"The tenth princess was first in the Taimiao, and then returned to the palace, she appeared at the Furong gentleman's banquet, and there were not many men she had contact with during this period, and you are not the only one who aroused my suspicions."

Zhu Qingjue said coldly: "Who else?" ”

Xue Rui glanced at him, took back the cold tea in front of him, poured it into the spittoon, replaced it with a cup of hot tea, and served it again-

"That's going to ask Brother Zhu."

Zhu Qingjue is arrogant, but not reckless, a practitioner of medicine must be as careful as a hair, he thought about Xue Rui's words back and forth, and he knew it in his heart.

He picked up Xue Rui's cup of tea, took a sip slowly, breathed lightly, and said:

"You let me think about it, and I'll give you an answer in three days."

Xue Rui nodded in agreement.

Zhu Qingjue didn't stay, swept Yu Shu again, and got up to leave.

After he left, Yu Shu asked Xue Rui: "What kind of dumb riddle did you just play?" ”

Xue Rui pulled her hand to her knee and said, "The tenth princess will tell Zhu Qingjue about her refusal to marry, obviously trusting him very much, and may not mention the person she likes in front of him, who is that Xiao Ji man, I think we will soon know the Dao." (To be continued......)