Liu Jingyi realized that the stakes were high, and she had to quickly tell Jing Ziyan about it. She hurriedly said goodbye to Yan Zitong and hurriedly came to the yamen of the Criminal Division.

"Childe, there is something wrong with that Xue Xiang." After entering the yamen of the Criminal Division, she hurriedly greeted Jing Ziyan before she saw it.

Jing Ziyan, who was discussing the case with Jiao Zhen in the main hall, saw Liu Jingyi, who was in a panic, and hurriedly asked, "What the hell is going on, so panicked." ”

Liu Jingyi described the twists and turns of Yan Zitong's marriage, as well as Xue Xiang's various doubts, the Nalan jacquard found in the garden of Yanfu, and the peixin grass hidden under the Nalan jacquard, to Jing Ziyan in detail.

Jing Ziyan said in a deep voice: "The two people who were poisoned, Peixincao and Nalan Jacquard appeared around them, it can be determined that the same person committed the crime, and Xue Xiang appeared at the scene of the case, this person must be inseparable from the case." ”

"Jing Han, without further ado, let's go and arrest this Xue Xiang immediately." Jiao Zhen looked at Jing Ziyan and said, "If it's late, it will change."

"Yi'er, you're waiting at the yamen." Jing Ziyan commanded.

Jiao Zhen ordered Zhang Tao and Jing Ziyan to go to Yanfu with the servants to arrest Xue Xiang, but they didn't think that they would go but they were empty.

The housekeeper Zhou Hao told Jing Ziyan: "Xue Xiang had already left the house a day ago. ”

Jing Ziyan was taken aback, "Why did you leave the house?" Do you want to come back? ”

"He said that he had seen a woman in a troupe in the city before, who looked very similar to his long-lost sister, and he wanted to go to the troupe to find her, but he didn't think that the troupe had left Liuzhou Mansion and didn't know where to go, he wanted to find the troupe to see if the woman was his sister, so he didn't come back," Zhou Hao said.

"He has a sister?"

"I heard him say that his hometown was flooded, many people were displaced, his parents had been swept away by the flood, and he and his sister fled and got lost. So he was obsessed with his sister. ”

Jing Ziyan's face was gloomy and cold as frost, obviously, Xue Xiang had fled. "Take us to see his room." Jing Ziyan said coldly.

Coming to Xue Xiang's room, Jing Ziyan coldly ordered "search"

Zhang Tao is the leader of fast catching, and he has always been extremely efficient. At the sound of an order, he led his brothers to rummage through the boxes and cabinets.

"Master, there is a discovery." Zhang Tao came to Jing Ziyan with a pot of neatly planted Peixin grass.

This pot of pedarin, placed under the north-facing windowsill, in an extremely inconspicuous corner, is clearly planted here. Jing Ziyan raised his head suddenly and said to Zhou Hao: "Steward Zhou, please take the servants to look in the garden of the courtyard to see if there is this kind of heart grass in other places in the Yan Mansion." ”

Zhang Tao took the officials out with Zhou Hao, leaving Jing Ziyan to continue the search in the room. This Xue Xiang is the deputy butler in the Yan Mansion, and his status is not low, his room is simple and tidy, but it is elegant. Facing the door, is a low couch used to entertain guests, next to the low couch is a Bogu shelf, on which there are a lot of books, next to the Bogu shelf, is usually used to read the writing bookcase, a futon straw mat placed under the bookcase, used to sit.

Jing Ziyan carefully observed this bookcase, but found that there were many unreasonable places in the layout of this bookcase. Ordinary people write, and the inkstone is placed on the right to facilitate the use of ink. But in this case, the inkstone is placed on the left side, and the used brush is still placed on the inkstone, if it is on the left side, how inconvenient it would be to write with the right hand. And this bookcase is not small, and there is still a lot of idle space on the right side.

Bookkeeping requires the use of an abacus, and for the housekeeper who manages the accounts, the abacus is a must-have, but this must-have thing is also placed on the left-hand side.

"Could it be that this Xue Xiang is left-handed?" Jing Ziyan had a guess. At this time, Zhang Tao came back with the officials, "Master, I only found two Peixin grass under the Nalan jacquard in the garden, and I have brought them here." ”

Zhang Tao continued, "That Nalan jacquard was given by the Fifth Prince, and it was specially given to Lord Yan. Lord Yan was grateful for the kindness of the five princes, and Miss Yan had a marriage contract with the five princes, so he ordered someone to plant it in the place where Miss Yan often stayed in the flower garden. ”

"Bring Zhou Hao over, I have something to ask him." Jing Ziyan commanded.

Zhou Hao, who had been waiting outside, heard Jing Ziyan's command and hurriedly walked into the room.

"Steward Zhou, which hand does this Deputy Butler Xue usually use to write and keep accounts?"

"Deputy Butler Xue has always used his left hand to learn to keep accounts, and even the plan plate is also with his left hand, we still felt incredible at the time, and felt that this Deputy Butler Xue was really a capable person." Zhou Hao said unhurriedly, "Later, I asked him once, and he said that his right hand was injured and he was not as flexible as his left hand, so he switched to his left hand, saying that he had been practicing for a long time because his left hand was inconvenient."

Jing Ziyan instantly linked this Xue Xiang with Sun Xinglai's friend with a silver mask.

After some cross-examination, I gained a lot. Seeing that there were no more clues, Jing Ziyan took Zhang Tao back to the Yamen of the Criminal Division.

"My lord, Xue Xiang ran away." As soon as Jing Ziyan spoke, he went straight to the point.

"What did you say?" Jiao Zhen was shocked. "My lord, I suspect that Sun Xinglai's friend is Xue Xiang."

"Oh?" Jiao Zhen was puzzled, "What do you say?" ”

Jing Ziyan told Jiao Zhen the clues he got in Yanfu, and Jiao Zhen nodded. "But now that he's fled, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack for us to go to him again."

"My lord, I feel that he did not leave Liuzhou Mansion, but hid." Jing Ziyan said coldly: "Before, the reward announcement we sent was a man with a silver mask, but now, we can directly use Xue Xiang's portrait to send a sea fishing document. ”

"Yes, yes, yes," Jiao Zhen hurriedly ordered Zhang Tao to send the sea fishing papers.

At this time, under the bitter begging, Liu Jingyi, who was finally allowed to go to the library to read the documents, came to the main hall with a volume of documents, and saw that Jing Ziyan and Jiao Zhen were there, and hugged his fists and saluted, "My lord, childe, I have discovered." ”

"There is a record here that in the 20th year of Qianhua, at that time in the home of Lord Yan who was sentenced in Liuzhou, there was an incident, Yan Yuewei, the son of Lord Yan, had an extremely favored concubine who died in the house, for which Yan Yuewei also reported to the official, after investigation, the government found that the concubine died of illness and had no external injuries, so the case was closed with illness and death." Liu Jingyi said quietly. "It is recorded in the case documents that this concubine is named Xu Xiaowan, and it is also recorded in the case file that Xu Xiaowan also had a 10-year-old brother named Xu Xiang at that time."

"Xu Xiang. Xue Xiang. Jing Ziyan muttered, "Maybe these two people are the same person." At the same time, he whispered a few words in Jiao Zhen's ear.

When Jiao Zhen heard this, his face was incredible. "Jing Han, everything will be arranged according to what you say."

Liu Jingyi looked at Jing Ziyan puzzled. Jing Ziyan looked at her and said lightly: "Yi'er, you go back now, go and pack up your things with Aunt Youxi, we are going to move one day." After speaking, he said to Zhang Tao: "Zhang Putou, please go to Yanfu with me." ”

Coming to Yanfu again, the housekeeper Zhou Hao stepped forward to greet him: "The villain has seen the adult." ”

"Steward Zhou, I have a question I want to ask, I heard that before that, Lord Yan's son, Master Yan, had a concubine who died for no reason." Jing Ziyan went straight to the point.

"Hey." Zhou Hao sighed: "Yes, her name is Xu Xiaowan, she has always been loved by Gongzi, and she wants to marry her as a side wife, but Mrs. Gongzi has always disagreed, so the two have been arguing for this reason." ”

"What is Lord Yan and Mrs. Yan's opinion on this matter?"

Zhou Hao hesitated for a moment, "Gongzi taking a concubine is not a big deal, but this Miss Xu was originally a woman in the Qinglou, and Lord Yan and Mrs. Yan did not allow such a Qinglou woman to enter the door, but the son insisted, and even went on a hunger strike, and the second elder was helpless, so he allowed Xu Xiaowan to enter the door, but she could only be a concubine." ”

Zhou Hao continued: "After Xu Xiaowan entered the door, she has always been loved by the son, and the son has almost always rested in her room, which makes the child's wife very angry, so she will provoke her for three days, and Mrs. Yan is also dissatisfied with the child's behavior, so she turns a blind eye to the behavior of the child's wife. ”

"Mrs. Childe quarreled many times, and gradually lost the heart of Childe, and later Mrs. Childe had the heart to repair the relationship with Childe, so she wanted to please Xu Xiaowan, knowing that Xu Xiaowan especially likes to raise flowers, so she gave her a pot of very expensive flowers, what is it called." Zhou Hao thought about it carefully: "Oh, I remembered, it's called Nalan jacquard, yes, it's the pot of flowers sent by the fifth prince." ”

"You said that Mrs. Gongzi gave Xu Xiaowan a pot of Nalan jacquard?" Jing Ziyan said in surprise.

"Yes." Zhou Hao said affirmatively. "The pot of flowers that Madame gave to Xu Xiaowan is exactly the same as the one given by the fifth prince."

Jing Ziyan had some ominous premonitions in his heart: "After that, what changes did Xu Xiaowan have?" ”

"Change?" Zhou Hao recalled: "There has been no change, since then Mrs. has not been so hostile to Xu Xiaowan, half a year later, Xu Xiaowan is pregnant, but since she was pregnant, Xu Xiaowan has been uncomfortable, how many doctors she has hired, how many medicines she has drunk, there has been no improvement, because her health is getting worse and worse, and the child has not been saved, and it didn't take long for Xu Xiaowan to disappear." ”

"Oh, Xu Xiaowan died of illness?" Jing Ziyan was puzzled: "Then why did Gongzi Yan go to the government to report the case?" ”

Zhou Hao sighed: "Hey, Gongzi has a deep affection for Xu Xiaowan, and he has never believed that Xu Xiaowan died of illness, and Gongzi suspects that Xu Xiaowan was killed by Gongzi's wife, so he has to report to the official." Master Yan couldn't stop it. ”

"After the prince reported to the official, the people from the government came to investigate and examined the body, but they came to the conclusion that he died of illness." Zhou Hao said: "Later, in order to comfort Mr. Yan, Lord Yan and Mrs. Yan buried Xu Xiaowan in accordance with the funeral specifications of Mrs. Yan. ”

"How did Gongzi and Mrs. Gongzi die?" Jing Ziyan asked.

Zhou Hao moved his lips, looked up and found that Yan Xuesheng was walking towards this side without speaking.

"Master Jing, I don't know if the master is visiting, I missed the welcome, the adults have worked hard for Tong'er's affairs, and the old man has thanked him here." Yan Xuesheng hugged his fist to Jing Ziyan and said sadly: "Evil, my son, I was fascinated by that Xu Xiaowan. After Xu Xiaowan's death, my son never believed that she died of illness, and had to pull my daughter-in-law to fight for her, one rainy night, the two of them quarreled again, and my son had to pull my daughter-in-law to worship Xu Xiaowan, and both fell off the cliff. ”