Chapter 345: The mountains and rivers are exhausted, and there is no way out
"Your Highness, all the people you want are here."
Li Xiangang and his entourage were discharged from the hospital, and Cheng Denggao, who had already led people to wait outside for a long time, hurriedly greeted him, nodding and pleading.
"Hmm." Li Xian ignored Cheng Denggao's flattery, just nodded indifferently, said noncommittally, looked around at the crowd gathered not far away, and asked indifferently: "Which one is Miss Cui Yuan, please stand up, you have something to ask." ”
"Your Highness, Your Highness, that lowly maid knows that she is guilty of a lot of sin, and she has already surrendered, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go to the inner court prison to check one or two."
As soon as Li Xian's voice fell, the dozen or so palace maids and eunuchs gathered below were in a commotion for a while, but no one stood up to answer, but Cheng Denggao, who was standing next to Li Xian, accompanied him with a smiling face and interjected a sentence from the side.
Round? Hehe, it's the same old thing again, the hands and feet of the thief are really good at home! Li Xian had already expected such a result, but he didn't take it very seriously, sneered and pouted: "It's okay, this king will go to check later, Cheng's father-in-law, send some people to jail this place, if anyone 'votes' again, everyone will be punished!" ”
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, the old slave obeys."
Cheng Denggao is a clever person, as soon as he heard Li Xian's words, he knew that Li Xian had guessed the truth of the facts, and he couldn't help but be a little flustered in his heart, but he didn't dare not answer, so he could only promise one after another.
"Okay, let's take Miss Liuliu to the prayer hall with this king."
Li Xian glanced at Cheng Denggao quietly, and ordered casually.
"No."
As the first person in the chamberlain, Cheng Denggao knew that the prayer hall was the residence of Li Xulun, the king of Yin, but he couldn't understand what Li Xian's intention was to go to the prayer hall instead of going to the bathhouse where the incident occurred, but he didn't dare to ask more, bowed down and answered the promise, and with a wave of his hand, only two little eunuchs who were waiting next to him rushed into the crowd, set up a frightened little maid, and dragged it in front of Li Xian.
"Your Highness spares your life, Your Highness spares your life, the slave and the maid are wronged, the slave and the maid are wronged......"
Liu Liu is not very old, generally just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, not beautiful, but also beautiful, melon seed face, small Yao nose, and a pair of smart big eyes, but also very attractive, at this time under the horror, the little face is covered with sweat and tears, so that people can't help but feel pity when they see it.
"Let it go!" Li Xian frowned unhappily and snorted coldly. Seeing this, the two little eunuchs didn't dare to be the slightest slack, and hurriedly let go of the hand that restrained Liu Liu, and each bowed down and retreated to the side.
"Miss Liuliu, don't panic, Lone just asks you to accompany Lone on a trip, and it will be fine." Li Xian rarely goes in and out of Li Xulun's dormitory, and most of the people around him are not too familiar, but this Liu Liu has been with Li Xulun for a long time, Li Xian has a slight impression, and when he sees that he is very nervous, he gently explained.
"Ah, yes, the slave obeys, Your Highness, the slave and the maid are really wronged, please be the master of the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid kowtow to you, the slave and the maid ......"
Although Liu Liu is not very old, since he entered the palace at the age of ten, he has been in this dirty place for more than six years, and since he knows that this incident happened, they must not have a trace of life at all, at this time, seeing Li Xian is gentle and amiable, he suddenly felt that he could seize the last chance to live, so he quickly asked for help, and then fell to the ground, but he kowtowed vigorously, and only a few times, he saw blood on his forehead.
Immortals fight, mortals always suffer, the way of the world is like this, ancient and modern! Looking at Liu Liu's pitiful appearance, Li Xian was also quite emotional in his heart, and he had the heart to save him, so he bent down, stretched out his hand to help the little girl, and said softly: "Miss Liu Liu don't want to be like this, as long as you can tell the truth, this king will definitely make decisions for you." ”
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness, but if the slave and maid know, they will not dare to hide it, the slave and maid must have said it all, Your Highness, rest assured, the slave and maid will not dare to lie and coax you......" As soon as he heard Li Xian's promise, Liu Liu cried with joy and repeatedly assured incoherently.
"That's very good, then ask the girl to go with Lone, and talk together."
Li Xian smiled slightly, let go of the hand holding Liu Liu, waved his hand, signaled, and walked slowly towards the prayer hall, Liu Liu saw this, he didn't dare to delay here, and hurriedly trotted close to Li Xian's side, his small body trembling against Li Xian's body, a panicked nervousness.
"Miss Liuliu, let's talk to Lonely, how did today's events come about?"
Li Xian didn't rush to ask back, but walked silently, until he saw that Liu Liu's breathing had gradually stabilized, and then he asked with a smile.
"Back to His Royal Highness, early this morning when the little master got up, he said that the weather was unbearable, and he wanted to go to the bathroom to wash once, and the slaves and maids didn't care, so Sister Cui accompanied the little master, and later, Sister Cui turned back, saying that the little master called me to wait and wait, and the slaves and maids didn't think much about it, and then they went, and they just arrived at the bathhouse, and they saw the little master tossing in the bath, and when they saw me coming, they shouted to the slaves and maids to accompany the washing, and the slaves and maids didn't know what to do. Sister Cui said, the little master's order must be obeyed, the slaves and maids are thinking that the little master is still young, and I have served him in the past, even if we wash it together, it will not be a big deal, this, ah, this is all in the water, and the back is ......"
Hearing Li Xian's mouth, Liu Liu didn't hide it, and talked about it in a rambling manner, but when he talked about the filthy things in the back, he blushed and couldn't talk anymore.
Sure enough, poor Hachi, who was drugged but didn't know it, was really unlucky! As soon as Li Xian heard it, he understood that his previous guess must be true, and he had some expectations for the half bowl of lotus seed soup in his heart, and he couldn't help but speed up a little, and he didn't continue to ask about the next thing, just frowned slightly, and silently thought about countermeasures.
The prayer hall is located on the east side of the imperial city, the scale is not too big, but it is very exquisite, the decoration and furnishings are all fine, and adjacent to the back garden, the scenery is quite good, Li Xulun can live here for a long time, it can be seen that the degree of favor is far above many brothers, this kind of treatment is Li Xian has never enjoyed, this time walking in the hall, it really makes Li Xian quite emotional, but no, but it did not bring it to the face, all the way through the hall speechlessly, straight into the apse of the dormitory, into the eyes to see the empty dormitory full of mess, Even the screen at the door was pushed to the ground, and my heart couldn't help but sink.
"Grandpa Cheng, what's going on? Well? ”
Li Xian didn't rush into the dormitory, but turned his head, stared at Cheng Denggao with a solemn face, and asked coldly.
"This ......, hehe, don't hide it from Your Highness, the queen has a decree, and all the people in the prayer hall have misbehaved, decivilized, and the crime is unforgivable, and they should all be taken, and the old slave is also acting according to the order, and this article also asks His Royal Highness to be a one."
Cheng Denggao obviously had a plan for a long time, and when he heard Li Xian's question, he laughed, replied unhurriedly, and straightforwardly raised the shield of the martial queen.
"Humph!"
Although he was full of disdain for Empress Wu, on the big face, Li Xian could not express his doubts and dissatisfaction with Empress Wu's will in public, so he snorted coldly, and did not pay much attention to Cheng Denggao, and led Liu Liu into the messy room, looked around the dormitory, but was stunned and did not find any trace of the bowl of lotus seed soup, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
"Miss Liuliu, according to the eighth brother, she used half a bowl of lotus seed soup in the morning, but is there such a thing?"
Knowing that there was an accident, Li Xian still had a trace of luck, so he glanced at the panicked Liu Liu and asked softly.
"Lotus seed soup? Ah, there is such a thing, the little master just said that he was thirsty, it was the lotus seed soup brought by Sister Cui, and the little master only drank a few sips, could it be this lotus seed soup...... "Liu Liu has been in the palace for a long time, and when he heard Li Xian ask about the lotus seed soup, he came to his senses, looked at Li Xian suspiciously, and couldn't go on.
"It's okay, this king just asked casually, hmm, Miss Liuliu is so recalled, who cleaned up that bowl of lotus seed soup in the end?" Li Xian admired Liu Liu's alertness, but he didn't say anything to break the matter, but continued to ask casually.
"Pack up? The slave maid didn't remember, when the little master put down the bowl and pulled Sister Cui away, the bowl rested on a few sons, and the slaves and maids were all called by Sister Cui again, and no one should have cleaned it up. ”
Liu Liu frowned and thought carefully for a long time before replying uncertainly.
"Miss Willow is probably sure?"
Li Xian nodded quietly, and hurriedly asked.
"It should be like this, in the past, Cui Hong was in charge of cleaning up the scraps, but at that time, Cui Hong also went to the bathhouse with the slaves, and the bowl should still be there!"
Listening to Li Xian's repeated inquiries about the lotus seed soup, Liu Liu had already guessed that the bowl of lotus seed soup was the crux of the problem, so he didn't dare to be a little lazy, bit his lip, and thought carefully for a moment, and then replied with great certainty.
Still there? In this mess all over the ground, those few sons are still resting on the edge of the couch, but in addition to some messy pieces of paper, how can there be any traces of lotus seed soup, not to mention the soup, even the fragments of the bowl have not been seen, there is no doubt that someone has taken the lead in destroying the evidence, it is obvious that Li Xian wants to rely on this bowl of lotus seed soup of unknown origin to overturn the case, it is impossible to overturn the case, the matter has come to this point, the human evidence has been destroyed, the physical evidence has been destroyed, the case is about to reach the end of the mountain, Li Xian's face instantly looked a little bad......