When Xiao Lechang woke up, it was nearly evening.

She opened her eyes and suddenly seemed to see Zhang Yan smiling at her.

Just like the night in the cave room, his smile when he unveiled his red hijab was filled with joy and anticipation.

"Yanlang ......" Xiao Le muttered two words, reaching out to touch something, but there was nothing in front of him.

"Fourth sister woke up?" Qingxi heard the voice, lifted the bed curtain, and looked at her gently.

Xiao Le calmed down, propped his arms, and got up.

"I've slept for so long." She looked out the window at the sky and said in a dumb voice.

Qingxi handed over the tea and asked her to moisten her throat.

She took a sip of her saliva and asked, "What about Rokuro?" How's the investigation going? ”

Qingxi put down the teacup and said truthfully: "He is interrogating Zhu Lu in the front hall. The horse should have been poisoned in the government office yesterday afternoon, and the prefect conducted a preliminary investigation, and only Zhu Lu had entered the office of the horse yesterday afternoon. At the moment, he has the biggest suspicion. ”

She looked at Xiao Lechang with an expression of disbelief.

"It can't be him." Xiao Lechang shook his head and said.

Qingxi frowned, was silent for a while, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, stared at her, and asked tentatively: "Fourth sister, you seem to know something about Zhu Lu?" ”

Xiao Lechang raised his eyes to look at her and was silent.

Qingxi said seriously: "The horse has gone, maybe the fourth sister thinks that some things are better kept secret, but you won't let him die in vain, right?" She looked at Xiao Lechang's somewhat relaxed expression, and then added: "What's more, some things can't be secrets, and they will always be revealed to the world." ”

Xiao Letong's body was shocked, his eyes closed slightly, and when he opened it again, there were tears in his eyes.

She nodded and said slowly, "You're right, you can't hide it." ”

Qingxi stretched out her hand, shook her hand gently, and patted her comfortingly.

Xiao Lechang took a deep breath and said slowly: "A year after we got married, he suddenly told me that he wanted to give a woman's name. I was stunned because there was no warning, and he said that he had a skin-to-skin relationship with her woman and wanted to be responsible. Naturally, I was furious, unable to accept it, and felt that I had been deceived. How is it possible to take a concubine? ”

She said, glanced at Qingxi, and asked, "What happened later, I guess you also asked?" ”

Qingxi nodded.

Xiao Lechang sighed again: "After the woman committed suicide, we were in a stalemate for another year. I also heard that he had arranged an errand for the woman's younger brother, Zhu Lu. Zhu Lu looks very much like his sister. My gas volume is not that small. If I really have any bad intentions, his Zhang family has already been reprimanded by his father. But in the end, I was angry with him and slandered me, and I thought of me as a vicious person. Even so, I was persuaded by the people around me to take a step back. Yes, in the long run, it can't always be like this, and some things are better to be said. So, on his birthday, I cooked longevity noodles with my own hands and took them to the government. Who knows, when I pushed the door in, I saw ......"

Her breath became short, which showed that after so many years, the impact on her was still not small.

Qingxi's hand tightened: "It's okay, say it slowly." ”

Xiao Le swallowed his throat and said with difficulty: "I actually saw Zhu Lu hugging and hugging him on the bed, and Zhu Lu was lying on top of him, ...... In the ......" she paused before she added, "Kiss him!" ”

Qingxi took a deep breath, and sure enough.

Xiao Lechang sighed deeply and shook his head: "That's for me, it's like the sky is falling apart." I rushed out of the door and returned to the princess's mansion, seriously ill. I want to go back to the palace immediately, tell my father and mother, and let them make decisions for me. I want to tell everyone around me that my grievances, my humiliation......" Her tears had already fallen, and she choked up for a moment.

Qingxi felt a pain in her heart, and wiped her tears with an embroidered handkerchief.

"But you didn't do it after all, this endurance, and endured it for so many years. Fourth sister, you are really confused, and you really love the colt! She was full of distress.

Xiao Lechang hid his face and wept.

Yes, she herself doesn't want to admit that she even feels ashamed: she admires Zhang Yan. Even after seeing such an unbearable scene, she still admired him.

Otherwise, how could he worry that his father would condemn him and wronged himself to hide it for him?

Otherwise, how could he rarely return to the palace to ask for peace over the years, just because he was afraid that he would not be there for a while

Crying in front of your family?

Otherwise, even if he felt disgusting, he still let Zhu Lu go to see him, just to avoid him being uneasy?

Qingxi didn't know what to say, she was full of anger, wronged for her, and worthless for her.

The princess who was pampered and grew up in glory and wealth should be proud, if you are ruthless, I will leave, why should I accept this torture and humiliation in order to love an unworthy person?

But this is her will and mind, and she has no right and cannot strengthen it at this moment.

Over the years, all the unspeakable forbearance has been poured out one by one.

Qingxi hugged her, gently massaged her back, and muttered comfortingly: "Okay, okay, it's all over." Fourth sister, when the matter is over, you can go back to Shangdu. Father and Queen Mother, will welcome you home. ”

She also had red eyes.

In the front hall, Xiao Yizheng sat in the middle, Wang Zhifu sat on the left side, and Zhu Lu knelt in the hall.

Governor Wang briefly explained the situation of the investigation, but in fact, he deliberately told Zhu Lu to listen.

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yizheng said: "Zhu Lu, do you have anything to explain?" ”

Zhu Lu's spirit was obviously weak, his eyes were wandering all the time, and this spirit seemed to be no longer in his body.

Seeing that he did not reflect for a long time.

The prefect of the king drank: "Zhu Lu, in front of His Highness, you must not be presumptuous!" ”

Zhu Lu shook and bowed low, as if he was frightened.

Xiao Yizheng squinted, this Zhu Lu was thin, weak-looking, weak and weak, like a woman. However, the energy of ignoring the corpse of the colt was surprising.

While he was thinking about it, he heard Zhu Lu's angry voice: "The villain only wants to die quickly." ”

The corners of Xiao Yizheng's mouth moved slightly.

Governor Wang said sharply: "So, you confessed? Did you poison the colt? Why? ”

"No...... No...... But the villain begged for death and accompanied the horse. Zhu Lu said as if he was about to get up.

Xiao Yizheng's eyes lit up, afraid that he would find a short-term view, so he hurriedly ordered: "Stop him!" ”

He gave an order, and the attendants on both sides hurriedly stepped forward.

"Don't touch me." As if he had been stimulated by something, Zhu Lu tried his best to dodge.

Xu Yes, quickly understanding his situation, he hurriedly knelt down respectfully again, and humbly begged: "Don't touch me." ”

Xiao Yizheng and Wang Zhifu were surprised by his performance.

Xiao Yizheng waved his hand, and the attendants retreated. He pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Lu, when this king sees you behaving like this, he deduces that you have a good relationship with the donkey, and if you say that you poisoned the donkey, this king still doesn't believe it very much." However, evidence is all about it. If you don't say anything, you won't be able to prove your innocence, and more importantly, the horse's grievances will not be washed away, and his killers will go unpunished, and he will die in vain. ”

Zhu Lu kept his head down, and Xiao Yizheng couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. However, he noticed that the muscles of his hands clutching his robe, which were too small, were too small.

In the middle of the night, he heard a hoarse voice sound: "The villain will not harm the horse." ”

"But yesterday afternoon, you were the only one who ever entered the Pony's office. What did you talk about? ”

"The horse asked the villain to leave Taeyeong and leave Wonju."

"Oh? Why? Xiao Yizheng asked.

Zhu Lu fell silent again.

"Zhu Lu!" The prefect of Wang was dissatisfied and reminded him loudly to reply.

Zhu Lu raised his eyes fiercely, there seemed to be a struggle in his eyes, and he said hurriedly: "I know who killed the horse, it's his younger brother, Zhang Xun, it's Zhang Xun!" ”

"What?" Xiao Yizheng and Wang Zhifu asked in surprise.

The two of them were stunned, Zhu Lu quickly got up, and slammed into the pillar on the side like a sword.

"Stop him!"

Xiao Yizheng's order was still too late, and the person had already hit the pillar and fell to the ground.

"Doctor!" Xiao Yizheng strode in front of him.

The prefect of Wang was also panicked for a moment and hurried to follow.

Bright red blood had been left from Zhu Lu's forehead, and he had a smile in his mouth, looking very satisfied.

Without waiting for the attendants to carry him to bandage and heal, everyone's eyes changed in astonishment.

Because of the bleeding on Zhu Lu's face, the complexion of his skin has changed, and the original dark and yellow skin has become fair.

"Go and get a doctor, you can't let him die!" Xiao Yizheng hurriedly ordered.

After the attendants carried Zhu Lu out of the lobby, Xiao Yizheng raised his eyebrows and asked the prefect Wang: "Lord Wang, what do you think of what Zhu Lu said?" ”

Governor Wang also frowned: "At present, none of the clues that the lower officials have seem to be related to the second son of Zhangfu. It cannot be ruled out that Zhu Lu casually bit in order to get away with his crimes. However, since he has something to identify, he still has to ask the second son to come and talk back. ”

"Exoneration? He hit his head on this pillar, and the prefect didn't see it? Xiao Yizheng didn't have a good airway.

Governor Wang's mansion instantly broke into a cold sweat. Xindao: His Royal Highness King Heng, it's really hard to deal with.

"How is Zhang Xun a person?" Xiao Yizheng asked again.

"Zhang Ergongzi has no fame, he got permission to open a mine a few years ago, and he operated a mine in the suburbs of Taining, and he is very rich. It's also bold, but it's just a good wine. But I had never heard of any brotherly feud between him and the colt. ”

Mining? Was the permission to open the mine legally and compliantly?

Xiao Yizheng pondered.

At this time, Zhao Xin came back and forth.

Xiao Yizheng opened the prefect's mansion first.

Zhao Xin summarized the news of the inquiry with Moon Shadow in the city in the afternoon and told Xiao Yizheng.

First, Zhu Lu has already married a wife. But the neighbors said that his wife should be someone outside and often did not return home at night, but Zhu Lu did not care.

Second, although Zhu Lu is said to be the deputy of the horse, in fact, the two do not have much private interaction on weekdays. Because whether it is Zhu Lu's neighbors, the people of Zhang's house, or the officials of the government, they have never seen the two intersect in private. But everyone noticed that Zhu Lu was too attentive to the colt and had a wrong mind, and there were many rumors that he was broken sleeves.

Third, recently, the horse has frequently gone out of the city alone, and many people have seen him go to the mine of the second son of Zhang on the outskirts of the city.

Fourth, Zhang Xun is the son of Zhangfu, and since he started to operate minerals, he moved out of Zhangfu and lived alone in the suburbs, and did not return to Zhangfu much. And Zhang Taishou is very old, and he has high hopes for the horse, so he doesn't care much about his second son.

After Xiao Yizheng heard Zhao Xin's words, an attendant hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Highness, the doctor came in time, and Zhu Lu's life was temporarily saved, but I don't know how long it will last." Also, there ......" The squire began to stutter, as if something strange had happened.

"What else?" Zhao Xin was anxious to hear it.

"Also, he's a woman!"