And Huai Anhou, who was suspicious of everyone, also heard that what his own son said was quite unfavorable to him.

Thinking of Qian Yunhong today, when he persuaded him to come to see Huayang, the appearance of advancing and retreating with him and sticking to the interests of the Hou Mansion, Qian Ming couldn't understand why this son was so confused that he said these words that almost killed him.

But before Huai An waited and defended himself, Qian Yunhong, who was crying bitterly, spoke up again:

"Today, my father not only told the child to stay outside, but also punished my mother's trusted Aunt Li to stand in front of the door, and instructed that no matter what happened in the house, no one was allowed to enter, but Aunt Li noticed something was wrong, and when she wanted to rush in, I actually scolded Aunt Li because of my foolish filial piety to my father.

As soon as he heard this, Zhou Xianrui raised his eyebrows, and then said slowly: "Aunt Li has the impression that it is an old man brought out by her aunt from the palace, so I will bring her in to see what she says." ”

After Zhou Xianrui finished speaking, after a while, Aunt Li was carried in with a wooden plank, because she had only been tortured, so she couldn't get up, so she could only lie on the ground and reply.

And when Aunt Li saw Huayang's tragic death, tears immediately flowed down, and she replied in a proper manner:

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi, what the little marquis said is the truth, today the marquis came over and had a big quarrel with the princess, and then left angrily, and ordered no one to go in, and then the slave maid heard the princess shout for help, and then there was a golden hairpin flew out of the window, I thought things were strange, I wanted to go into the house to investigate, but was stopped by the little marquis, and the court staff twenty boards, in the later slave maid could not stand the punishment, passed out, and the next thing was completely unknown."

Aunt Li's words coincided with Qian Yunhong's words, and everyone couldn't help but be even more convinced.

Qian Ming's face was as white as paper, and he saw that the real murderer was about to be detained on his head, so this Huai Anhou defended with a sad and indignant face:

"You should also hear it clearly, Aunt Li said that after she left, she also heard the princess shouting for help, which proves that the princess did not die at my hands, but was killed later."

But before his words fell, the old imperial physician immediately stood up and said:

"Hou Ye's words are wrong, people who swallow gold will not die immediately, so even after you leave, it may not be impossible for the princess to call for help, and later Princess Huayang, it should be because she is too painful, so she can't scream, so she throws a golden hairpin for help, so what Hou Ye said does not prove that you are innocent."

Qian Ming's eyes were about to burst into flames, looking at the mouthy old imperial doctor, he couldn't wait to step forward directly and strangle this talkative old guy to death.

And before Qian Ming could put this idea into action, Zhou Xianrui had already given an order and asked the guards to take him down.

Then, I saw Zhou Xianrui, glanced at the ladies and ladies of the various prefectures present, and finally looked at the old lady, and then bowed to the other party and made a junior salute.

"Old Madam Xiao, among the people present, you are the most respected, and now this Huai'an Hou is the most suspicious, this king has decided to detain him alone, and he will be escorted to Jingshi tomorrow and sent to the ministry for trial, I don't know if you think this king can be considered safe to do so."

Seeing Zhou Xianrui, asking for her own opinion on such an important matter, the old lady felt that her face was very face-saving.

And on the matter of Huayang's tragic death, the old lady was also busy avoiding suspicion and didn't want to interfere in it, so she naturally agreed, and praised Zhou Xianrui for being young and capable, and handling it very reasonably, everything depends on the other party's arrangement.

The arrangement made by the prince, Mrs. Xiao also nodded and agreed, and the people in the other provinces naturally had no objections, so even if Qian Ming was still shouting injustice in the end, he was still forcibly escorted away and detained.

This toss, but also to the twilight time, now come to the Guanyin Temple, in fact, only three days, but the invited people, all feel that the days are like a year, after all, in these three days, there is not a day is peaceful.

First of all, on the first day, Xiangping and Xiao Jinyu fell into the water one after another, and then the next day Huayang was injured by the Buddha statue, and died of mercy and blood that night, and in this third Huayang, he died miserably, and Huai Anhou became a suspect in killing his wife.

And afterwards, someone came to report, saying that Meng Langzhong, who had not appeared in front of people for a long time, also disappeared mysteriously, and because of this blessing meeting, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted, and no one was in the mood to participate.

Even the old lady specially instructed her to return directly to the Shuai Mansion early tomorrow morning, and she didn't want to stay in the courtyard for a moment.

In this oppressive atmosphere, everyone also went back to their rooms, rested early and did not dare to move around at will, just waiting for the dawn to leave this place of right and wrong quickly.

The moon, as always, hangs high above the starry sky at nightfall, and the soft halo sprinkled on the hundred-year-old locust tree in the Huaixiang courtyard is also shrouded in a layer of mysterious brilliance.

Suddenly, in this quiet guest house, the wooden door of the wing room where Xiao Jinxuan lived was suddenly pushed open, and then I saw a figure wearing a cloak walking out of the house and walking out of the courtyard.

After the man in the cloak walked out of the courtyard, he went straight to the pavilion not far outside, and then saw that in the pavilion, Zhou Xianrui was standing in the middle.

The cloak that covered her appearance was lifted with her bare hands, and Xiao Jinxuan's face was revealed, and then she saw her facing Zhou Xianrui, smiling and bowing slightly.

"I told His Royal Highness to wait for a long time, but during the day, Xiangping was frightened by Huayang's death, and he kept shouting at night, and after resting her comfortingly, he was able to get out."

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan, who arrived half an hour later than the agreed time, Zhou Xianrui chuckled and said:

"It seems that Miss Fourth gets along very well with Xiang'er, my sister is a little arrogant and has always been lawless, but I look at her and listen to you very much, this is really rare."

While speaking, Zhou Xianrui waved to Xiao Jinxuan and made a gesture of invitation, and then stepped out of the stone pavilion, strolled under the moonlight, and walked forward quietly.

Xiao Jinxuan also put on a new hat, moved her steps lightly, and walked side by side with Zhou Xianrui.

"If Xiangping knew that His Royal Highness, who was the elder brother, would have counted her behind her back like this, he would definitely be going to make trouble with you, and Jinxuan felt that the eighth princess was straightforward, smart and smart, and she was a rare and exquisite woman."

After a pause, Xiao Jinxuan raised her head, glanced at Zhou Xianrui, who was walking on her right, and quietly continued:

"Let's not talk about Xiangping, when it comes to Your Highness, the flowers will be goodbye that day, and now we have only seen each other again, the injuries on your body are all healed, don't say anything that is okay to perfunctory Jinxuan, the truth of your injury, Chi Ling has already told me."

Zhou Xianrui paused, and a helpless smile flashed in his eyes.

"I can't hide anything from Miss Four, don't worry, now this king is not good, he was indeed almost injured by a stone chip to his heart and lungs, but now it is fine, even the scratches on his face have disappeared now, you don't have to worry about blaming yourself."

Sighing softly, Xiao Jinxuan didn't know why, seeing that His Royal Highness King Rui was talking more lightly, the more guilty she felt in her heart.

She wanted to say something to ask, but looked at Zhou Xianrui's more majestic figure under the moonlight, and suddenly thought of the intimate contact between each other and the excessive intimacy and love of the other party when the flowers were in distress that day.

Xiao Jinxuan swallowed back the words of concern that came to her mouth. For Zhou Xianrui, she regards the other party as an ally and a confidant, but she has never touched half of her feelings, so her excessive care, if she will only misinterpret and misunderstand the other party, then she would rather not say a word.

So for a while, both of them stopped talking. Zhou Xianrui also realized that the atmosphere between each other seemed to be a little dull, but he was not a person who talked a lot, and he really didn't know what to say to break the silence in this situation.

For a while, under the intoxicating moonlight, I saw the two of them dragging a long shadow, walking together in the night, although they did not say a word to each other, but they were extraordinarily quiet and serene.

And this tranquility was finally broken until the two of them walked to Guanyin Temple, in front of a deserted meditation room in the northwest corner.

Because I saw Wen Xin and Chiying, they actually greeted him from a dilapidated meditation room not far from the front.

Zhou Xianrui waved his hand, signaling that the two of them did not need to be polite, and then glanced at the meditation room and asked in a deep voice:

"Huai'an is waiting for a call, where the witness who identified the prince is hidden, time is pressing, we only have one night to pry his mouth open, according to my estimate, my second emperor brother will definitely come early tomorrow morning."

When Ji Lingfeng left, it was already past noon, and when he rode his horse back to Jingshi City and reported the matter to Zhou Xiantai, the other party was discussing, I am afraid that it is time for the city gate to fall at this hour.

And Zhou Xianrui believes that when the city gate is opened early tomorrow morning, his second emperor brother will definitely come immediately to rescue Huai'anhou.

The red shadow who heard this on the side shook his head, and said helplessly in his voice:

"Because the prince has explained in advance that he can't torture Huai'an, so as not to leave external injuries, there are really not many means to force him to speak, so until now, he still hasn't asked anything."

When Xiao Jinxuan heard this, she smiled shallowly.

"Qian Ming will die to the end, it is also expected, after all, the chips in his hand are a sharp weapon that can shake the position of the crown prince, not to mention that you don't use heavy punishment, even if all kinds of heavy punishment are used, this Huai'an Hou may not give in."

Wen Xin on the side, since Qian Ming was arrested, he assisted Chiying from the side, so he also saw Qian Ming's difficulty, and immediately frowned and said:

"Jinxuan, then what do you say about it now, you can't fight, you can't kill, but this Huai'an is a dead duck who doesn't open his mouth, is it really going to continue to consume with him, and then wait for Prince Tai to come, and he can't be rescued."

Zhou Xianrui obviously also felt that what Wen Xin said was true, although Qian Ming fell into their hands now, if they couldn't get useful news from the other party's mouth, then everything they had done before would be in vain.

But Xiao Jinxuan suddenly sneered, and then looked at the meditation room where Qian Ming was being held, and said in a cold voice:

"Naturally, it is not okay to fight, if he adds wounds to his body, it will only cause us trouble and arouse the suspicion of others. But if you can't fight, you can't kill it, since Qian Ming has been tight-lipped about the witness, and he didn't let anyone know, he is so reluctant to confess the witness, so why don't we fulfill him, just let this Huai Anhou go to death with his chips, the mouth of the dead has always been the strictest, so the danger of the prince can still be solved. ”