In fact, Xiling Yue had already thought about this matter thoroughly, and replied: "The servant shoots, on the day I found the body of the prince, I found a little bit of dried meat in the secret room, if I guessed correctly, the murderer should have lurked in the secret room a day or two in advance, and brought his own dry food. So no one saw her go in that night. ”

"I don't know if you remember, a lot of things happened in the house that night, the inner courtyard of your house was bombed, and there were people robbing the dungeon?" Xiling Yue asked again.

"Of course I remember that." Li Qi nodded.

"That's it, there was an explosion in your inner courtyard that night, and it was deafening, and the whole house could hear it. Anyone who hears the explosion will subconsciously look over, so that their eyes will be off for a moment. It was the slight negligence of the guards that gave the murderer a chance to escape. Xiling Yue said the inference.

"It can't be!" Li Qi immediately denied coldly, "Heng'er's inner courtyard is guarded by many guards, even if there is a trace of negligence, it is impossible not to see a big living person escape!" ”

"It's impossible on weekdays, but what if the murderer is a woman and happens to be wearing the clothes of a handmaid? That night the prince was to rest, and the murderer came out disguised as a maid who served the washing, and he would never attract attention. Xilingyue pointed at Li Chengxuan, "And the prince has also fought with her, it is said that the female killer is very good, and there are hundreds of guards in the imperial garden, she can come and go freely, not to mention the inner courtyard of the prince." ”

"Her martial arts are indeed very high." Li Chengxuan echoed in due course.

Xiling Yue sighed again: "Lord Servant, you believe the guard's words so much? The disappearance of the prince is such a big deal, of course, the guards will insist that they are loyal to their duties, and no one dares to admit that they have been negligent, which is also human nature. ”

After she said this, Li Qi seemed to believe her words, frowned and thought for a moment: "According to you, the female killer was lurking in the secret room early, waiting for the opportunity to kill Heng'er, and then escaped while the house was in chaos, and then went to kill the fake maidservant?" ”

Xilingyue nodded: "That night, the maids in the guest house said that when they saw a woman coming back wearing my clothes, that person was Ah Luo." She made an unsuccessful attempt to get close to the prince, so she had to go back to the guest house, but unfortunately she was seen by the maidservants and mistook her for me. It was a taboo for her to wear the master's clothes, and she was naturally afraid of being recognized, so she had to run into my house by mistake. ”

"And then the murderer mistook it for you and killed her?" Mrs. Gao asked.

"No," Xiling Yue shook her head, "She was the murderer who killed her." She went to approach King Fu that night, and the clothes she wore were exactly the same as mine, and even the timing of the maidservant's discovery of her were all calculated in advance by the mastermind behind the scenes. He knew that Ah Luo was wearing the master's clothes, and he was afraid that he would be seen, so he would definitely run into my room and pretend to sleep, so as to dismiss the servant's questioning. ”

"Therefore, the mastermind behind the scenes asked the female killer to pretend to be a servant girl, and after killing the son, he came to my house in advance to wait. Because of her panic, Ah Luo didn't notice anyone in the house, so she ran straight to my couch and pretended to sleep, and was killed by the murderer. When the maidservants broke into the house, the murderer slipped out quietly among the maidservants, and the house was in chaos, and everything was unaware. Xiling Yue continued to analyze.

After hearing this, Mrs. Gao sneered again: "According to what you said, the mastermind behind the scenes can not only make the fake Ah Luo, but also make the maid of the guest house count everything just right?" How is this possible? ”

"This is the mastermind behind the scenes, using his power to gain convenience and lure people into the bait." Xiling Moon means something.

Mrs. Gao didn't question it anymore when she heard this, she seemed to understand something, and gradually showed a contemplative expression, and turned to doubt again.

"Auntie, uncle, please forget to ask a few words." Li Wangzhen suddenly spoke at this time.

"Just ask." Li Qi agreed.

Li Wangzhen looked at Xiling Yue and asked one after another: "Xiling lady, you said so much just now, where were you that night?" You said that you were called by the prince to speak, and you went back to the small guest house under the excuse of tiredness, and you didn't see Ah Luo after you went back, guessing that she was going to find the prince. So where were you when Arlo came back? Where did you go when she died? Why don't you rest in your room? If you don't know where you are, you're still the biggest suspect. ”

"Mrs. Li deserves to be the first talented woman in Ziqing, what a good question!" Xi Lingyue sighed and did not evade, "I went to rob the prison that night." ”

"What?" This time, everyone exclaimed, except for Li Chengxuan.

Xilingyue's face was calm, and she repeated again: "Because I went to rob the prison, I was not in the small guest house that night, and I couldn't stop the murderer from committing the murder." When the mastermind behind the scenes planned this, he didn't know that I would be called away from the banquet by Shizi, and originally planned to find a reason for me to quit the banquet halfway, and then kill Shizi and Ah Luo that night, and slander me through the huáng golden screen. But that night I happened to be called away by the Prince, which was more in line with the Lord's messenger's wishes, and he let me go as planned. But he miscalculated, the only thing he didn't expect was that I would go to rob the prison that night. ”

Xilingyue solemnly defended herself: "I was besieged in the east of the lake and was forced to jump into the water to escape, and hundreds of guards on the shore can testify. And the inner courtyard of the prince and the small guest courtyard are too far away from the lake, and I have no time to kill them anymore. ”

Li Wuzhen didn't expect Xiling Yue to confess like this, and he didn't know how to refute her for a while, so he could only stare at her and be silent.

When Mrs. Gao heard this, she became more and more puzzled: "Wait, you went to rob the prison?" Then you dare to say that you have no evil intentions? ”

"That's another matter, I'll explain. For now, please listen to me finish this case. Xiling Yue raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Gao, "Don't you want to know, who is the mastermind who killed the prince?" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Gao's face became more and more ugly, and she turned to Li Chengxuan and said, "Lord Wang, this involves family affairs in my house, please ...... it."

"The prince can't avoid it," Xiling Yue interrupted her, "because this case is not only your family matter, but also involves the ancestors of the royal family. ”

"Involving the ancestors of the royal family?" Everyone in the room was surprised.

Xilingyue saluted Li Chengxuan: "Please forgive the prince, in order to analyze the case, the people's daughter should call the ancestors by name, please forgive the people's daughter's great disrespect." ”

Li Chengxuan pretended to be serious: "It doesn't matter, as long as the case can be solved, so that the servant and his wife can catch the real murderer as soon as possible, this king will forgive you for your innocence." ”

Xilingyue pretended to be grateful, and then replied to Li Qi and Mrs. Gao: "The ancestor referred to by the Minnu is the son of Gaozu, the younger brother of Taizong, the builder of the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou, and Li Yuanying, the king of Teng. ”

Li Qi immediately changed color when he heard this.

Mrs. Gao heard it in a fog: "King Teng? He has been immortal for hundreds of years, how can he be involved? ”

"It does involve him, and even the history of the servant." Xilingyue looked at Li Qi's face in her eyes, "After shooting the weak crown, he came out of office, and since then he has risen steadily, and many people know the inside story." ”

(End of chapter)