Chapter 159: Scapegoat
"This king came for the matter of Mama Qiao, and after the appraisal of the imperial doctor, Mama Qiao did not die of illness, but was poisoned to death." Xiao Shujun did not shy away from explaining his intentions.
Xiao Ruoxue in the corner trembled, wondering if they found out that it was their own doing.
Su Yunxi saw that Qin Kexin had discovered the cause of Mama Qiao's death, and she was also so frightened that her legs were weak, but she tried her best to control herself and make herself look normal.
"What?"
When Princess Qin heard the truth, she exclaimed in disbelief.
"Then His Royal Highness King Qin came this time to suspect that someone in King Qi's Mansion killed Mama Qiao?"
Now the only person in the Qin Palace's clear thinking is King Qi.
"Exactly." Xiao Shujun is colorful.
"Impossible, how could there be such a vicious person in the Qi Palace." Su Yunxi finally couldn't hold back and defended himself.
Qin Kexin immediately cast a scrutinizing gaze, which frightened Su Yunxi and quickly shut up.
"It's impossible, we'll find out after the inspection. Gu Liang went to dig out the things under the old banyan tree. ”
As soon as Gu Liang heard Xiao Shujun's order, he went to the old banyan tree.
The people in King Qi's Mansion didn't know what was hidden under the old banyan tree that Xiao Shujun said, so they had to stand in place and wait for the result.
After a while, Gu Liang came back, and sure enough, he was holding a cloth in his hand, wrapped in something.
In front of everyone, Gu Liang spread the thing on the ground, and it turned out to be the residue of the medicine that had been boiled.
"What is this?" The crowd didn't know why.
"If this king doesn't send someone to King Qi's mansion to investigate the situation, he won't be able to discover this secret."
Xiao Shujun bluntly said that he had sent someone to investigate in King Qi's mansion.
But King Qi didn't hold him accountable, after all, King Xiao Shujun of Qin was something that King Qi didn't dare to provoke.
Moreover, King Qi's Mansion has nothing to lose, and King Qi is even more unlikely to offend King Xiao Shujun of Qin.
Seeing the medicine residue, Qin Kexin had an ominous premonition, this feeling was so familiar.
"Imperial Doctor, check it out."
In case of need, Xiao Shujun brought the imperial doctor who performed the autopsy on Mama Qiao that day.
Hearing this, the imperial doctor stepped forward, took out a silver needle, and put it on the medicine residue, and after a while, the silver needle turned black, and the imperial doctor's expression became heavy.
"Back to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, this medicine residue is poisonous, and it is the poison in Mama Qiao."
As soon as the imperial doctor's words came out, everyone present was in an uproar.
Qin Kexin frowned and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, unable to bear to accept this fact.
"What the hell is going on?"
Digging these out under his old banyan tree, King Qi's face was somewhat unbearable.
"What's going on, I have to ask the maid who took care of Mama Qiao before, these are all buried by her own hands."
"Tell that to come out."
When Princess Qi heard what Xiao Shujun said, she was very angry, she didn't allow anyone to make waves under her nose.
The slave and maid were dragged before the people, and when they saw the dregs scattered on the ground, they knew that they had been exposed.
He pleaded guilty without refuting it.
"It is indeed the slave and maid who had a quarrel with Mama Qiao, and they held a grudge, so they poisoned Mama Qiao to death, and if they want to kill or chop, it is all up to Princess Qin to deal with."
The servant girl knew that the sin she had committed was unforgivable, and she looked at death as if she were at home.
Qin Kexin suddenly realized why he felt that the medicine residue was familiar, Xiao Ruoxue poisoned Qiao Mama before, it was because the medicine residue was not dealt with properly, and it was finally revealed. The servant girl was also present at the time, and this time she must have been afraid that she would be exposed like Xiao Ruoxue, so she disposed of these slags carefully.
Qin Kexin was heartbroken, but she didn't expect that because of a quarrel, this maid killed Mama Qiao.
Xiao Ruoxue, who was hiding in the corner, had already seen the current situation clearly, and it seemed that the maid was the scapegoat that the queen had found for herself.
Seeing that she was free from suspicion, Xiao Ruoxue's hanging heart relaxed.
"I didn't expect such a vicious slave to come out of my Qi Palace, and this king is also heartbroken. This Diao slave will be handed over to Princess Qin to dispose of it with full authority, how about it? ”
Of course, this treatment is the best result for King Qi's Mansion, and King Qi has picked up all of Qi Wangfu.
Xiao Shujun looked at Qin Kexin and asked for her opinion.
"Let's take her back to the Qin Palace."
Qin Kexin wanted to cut that maid with a thousand knives, and killing her directly certainly cheapened her. Or execute her in the same way she killed Qiao's mother, which is also a very happy way.
"Come on, bring this back to King Qin's mansion."
Of course, Xiao Shujun listened to Qin Kexin.
But before Xiao Shujun's words fell, the maid actually bit her tongue and committed suicide.
"Don't ......"
Qin Kexin didn't have time to stop him.
But I thought to myself, she was clean if she died like this.
I finally avenged Mama Qiao, and Mama Qiao knew that she should be at ease.
When everyone present saw that the servant girl was so extreme, they all closed their eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.
"Now that this matter is over, dare to ask Princess Qin if there is anything else?"
Su Yunxi sneered, in the situation in front of her, she already knew that Xiao Ruoxue must have found a scapegoat.
"No, but in the future, the Qi Wangfu must keep your eyes open when looking for a slave in the future, otherwise what will happen if the next concubine is killed."
Qin Kexin showed no weakness.
"You ......"
Su Yunxi couldn't speak.
"Enough!" Xiao Ruo spoke lightly to stop it.
Su Yunxi realized that he almost lost his temper in front of Xiao Ruoqing, and quickly put away his temperament.
Xiao Shujun took Qin Kexin and left King Qi's mansion.
The murderer has been found, but Qin Kexin has no joy at all.
"Okay, people can't be resurrected after death, don't think about it."
Xiao Shujun took Qin Kexin in his arms.
Qin Kexin is extremely fragile now, and continues to have a hug for her to rely on, Xiao Shujun just provides a hug that can't be warmer.
After a few days of hard work, Qin Kexin was so tired that he almost collapsed.
Now that the dust has settled on the murderer, Qin Kexin can also take a little rest.
Xiao Shujun stayed with Qin Kexin until she fell asleep, and she didn't come out of the Soft Fragrance Garden.
When he came to the study, Gu Liang was waiting for him.
"Go and continue to investigate the other clues that killed Mama Qiao."
Xiao Shujun commanded.
"The murderer has been found, why is this His Royal Highness King Qin?"
Gu Liang was puzzled.
"This king always feels that there is something strange about this matter, that servant girl is not the real murderer, you can investigate according to my instructions."
Xiao Shujun was already suspicious, but today the servant girl quickly confessed and committed suicide by biting her tongue, Xiao Shujun was even more suspicious that the servant girl was manipulated, in fact, the murderer was someone else.
The reason why Xiao Shujun didn't tell Qin Kexin was that he wasn't sure whether his suspicions were valid, so as to avoid adding trouble to Qin Kexin, so Xiao Shujun chose to hide it.
"Yes."
Gu Liang heard Xiao Shujun's words, and in his experience, there must be something strange about this matter, so according to Xiao Shujun's instructions, Gu Liang went to investigate again.
The queen mother successfully found a scapegoat for Xiao Ruoxue, and Xiao Ruoxue immediately entered the palace to ask to see the queen mother, after all, the queen mother's thigh, Xiao Ruoxue had to hug it tightly.
"How? Hongu didn't lie to you, did he? ”
When the queen mother saw Xiao Ruoxue coming to see her with a happy face, she knew that her scapegoat's plan had succeeded.
"Thank you for the help of the queen mother, Ruoxue is grateful. What else does the queen have to say, even if it is. ”
Xiao Ruoxue can't wait to get rid of Qin Kexin and sit on the throne of Princess Qin, after all, with the help of the queen, she will definitely be like a fish in water.
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and if I want to deal with Qin Kexin, I have to wait for this turmoil to pass."
After listening to the advice of the queen mother, Xiao Ruoxue also reacted.
If he targets Qin Kexin now, it will definitely arouse Qin Kexin's suspicions, and it may not be necessary that he will be exposed again when the time comes.
So I really have to wait for this turmoil to pass.
"Don't worry, the queen mother, Ruoxue understands."
In order to make the queen mother value herself, every word Xiao Ruoxue said in front of the queen mother implied a flattering meaning.
"It's good to know, go back first, and when you are needed, the palace will summon you into the palace."
The queen's implication was to let Xiao Ruoxue come to see her if she didn't have anything to do, just like today. so as not to be suspected by those who have a heart.
"Yes."
Xiao Ruoxue should get off and leave the palace with ease.
The matter has been settled, but Qin Kexin still doesn't think about tea and dinner every day, which is a big deal for Xiao Shujun.
Xiao Shujun tried his best to get Qin Kexin delicious and fun, Qin Kexin pretended to be interested in order not to hurt Xiao Shujun's heart, but he couldn't deceive Xiao Shujun's eyes.
All Xiao Shujun could do was to be by Qin Kexin's side and accompany her through this dark time.
Due to the queen's meticulous work, no matter how hard Gu Liang tried, he didn't find any clues.
"Maybe this king is too worried."
Xiao Shujun doubted his judgment for the first time.
"Your Highness doesn't need to be anxious, this means that the servant girl is the murderer, and Your Highness doesn't have to worry anymore."
Gu Liang tried to comfort.
"This king knows, step down."
Xiao Shujun held his forehead, he really hoped that he was thinking too much.
In this way, Qin Kexin doesn't have to feel bad again.
Xiao Shujun was sad every day because of his own affairs, and Qin Kexin was also very unhappy, so Qin Kexin also tried to let herself go out.
But no matter how hard she tried, Qin Kexin still couldn't get out of the grief that Mama Qiao had left her.
Even the entire Qin Palace's mansion was cloudy.
Just when Xiao Shujun had nothing to do to make Qin Kexin happy, Xiao Shuwei came to Qin Wangfu to give advice to Xiao Shujun.
"Why don't you take your sister-in-law to the south to play, change to a new environment, it's easier to forget these troubles."
Hearing Xiao Shuwei's proposal, Xiao Shujun felt good, but he was a little worried about whether Qin Kexin was willing.
"I'll ask Kexin what she means."
"No need to ask, I'll go."
Qin Kexin's voice came from outside the door.
It turned out that she heard the conversation between Xiao Shujun and Xiao Shuwei.
Qin Kexin didn't want to continue to be so sad, which made the entire Qin Wangfu unhappy.
If Mama Qiao has knowledge, she definitely doesn't want to be sad all day long.
Hearing Qin Kexin's promise, Xiao Shujun was also happy, which showed that Qin Kexin wanted to try to get out of her grief.
"Great, let's leave tomorrow."
Xiao Shuwei was of course happy to see that her proposal took effect.
I packed my luggage in advance and loaded into the carriage early the next morning and prepared to go.