Chapter 60: The Dungeon Examines Cui Li
Hua Wei stood in front of the gate of King Huai's Mansion and thought depressedly, it must be good for King Huai to find her.
Steward Feng came to greet her, smiling as always, "Ikebana chief, please come in, our Highness has been waiting for you for a long time." ”
"Steward Feng," Hua Yu asked hesitantly, "How is Your Highness in your mood?" If he is in a bad mood, she will retreat tactically first.
"Your Highness, you're in a good mood. "Steward Feng is strange in his heart, provoking the relationship between Cui and Li's two mansions, why is he in a bad mood?
The two came to Nangong Yi's study, and the housekeeper only sent her to the door and retreated.
Hua Wei pushed the door in, and Nangong Yi sat behind the desk.
"The Taoist is here. He looked up to say hello, his voice as clear as moonlight, but Hua Wei almost immediately sensed that he was in a bad mood, and there was no smile in his eyes.
She looked down and saw a wrench lying on the empty table.
Sure enough, he was angry about it.
Taking other people's things to provoke trouble, Hua Wei knew that she was at a loss, and it was not good to pretend not to know, so she slowly moved to the table and took the initiative to admit her mistake.
"I'm really sorry for using your stuff without saying hello to Your Highness in advance. She whispered.
Nangong Yi casually played with the wrench and said, "I thought you kept it because you really liked it, but I didn't expect that the Dao Chief's plan was far-reaching, and there were other uses." ”
Hua Wei said: "No...... I did want to stay on the day of the begging festival, and I liked it too, but later in Huaiyang Houfu I learned that this wrench was so valuable," she added in a low voice: "I don't dare to accept it anymore, and I just want to return it to His Highness." ”
"Didn't you want to accept it that day?" Nangong Yi asked lightly: "Isn't it part of the Ikebana chief's plan to return it to its original owner?"
Hua Yu hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, no," and then thought about it, it seemed that she was too greedy for money, and finally had to tell her: "Oh, Your Highness, you know, I am friendly with Princess Gao Ning, Cui Liugongzi and the Holy Maiden Guan that female crown insulted her like that, can I sit idly by, I found a chance to meet Na Mingyin, she was greedy, and I only had this one valuable object in hand, so I had to give it to her first... But Your Highness believes me! I didn't give away the wrench because I despised His Highness and what His Highness gave. ”
Nangong Yi looked at her, feeling a little more comfortable, in this way, she didn't want to rack her brains to return his things to him.
This girl is quite interesting.
"Yes...... In the end, I was thoughtless and deceived His Highness," Hua Wei thought about it, took two steps back, bowed uprightly, and said sincerely: "I came today, just to accompany His Highness, and thank Your Highness for your generosity, for rounding this lie for me, Princess Gao Ning will also thank you." ”
After the birthday banquet of the Huaiyang Hou Mansion, it was Danhe who sent the wrench back to the Huaiwang Mansion. Nangong Yiruo said that the wrench was not lost but given away, Hua Wei's lies were easily exposed, he was so disgusted by others moving his things, but he didn't expose her, Hua Wei felt that he was a kind person.
She was glad that he was on her side at last.
"It's so bold. Nangong Yi commented: "The Li family of Huaiyang Hou and the Cui family of Rong'an Hou are both the leading famous families in Dayan, once your plan fails, it will offend the two mansions plus a Taoist temple, take such a big risk, just to give Gao Ning anger, is it worth it?"
"It's worth it. Hua Yu immediately replied: "I promised Gao Ning to give her anger." ”
"Nonsense," Nangong Yi got up and walked past the table, walked in front of her, and asked softly: "Now you can vent your anger for her, and when you return to Taiyuan Temple, what should she do?"
Hua Wei was forced to look up at him, stunned.
"Unexpected?"
"Ah," Hua Yu came back to her senses, brushed her hair, and muttered, "I won't go back for the time being, not to mention how can the princess be unlucky and always meet a scumbag?"
Nangong Yi sighed, helplessly compromised, "What you said is true." ”
Hua Yu suddenly muttered: "Actually, I just wanted the two of them to lose face and get back the silver taels that the princess was deceived by Cui Li, but I didn't expect that in the end, Cui Li would kill the killer and commit murder in Huaiyang Houfu." ”
"As far as this king knows, Cui Liugongzi is not a person with a short temperament. ”
Hua Yu turned back to him and said, "That's the problem, Your Highness, I have a request. ”
Nangong Yi asked, "Do you want to see Cui Li?"
Hua Wei's eyes showed surprise.
"Cui Li is the son of Houfu, and the incident is in full view, this case is not easy to decide, and it has been transferred from the Criminal Department to Dali Temple. ”
"That's why I came to ask Your Highness," Hua Yu looked at him seriously, and said sincerely: "Please let me meet him, I have some important things I want to ask him." ”
"You're still investigating the cause of the death of the Dusk Daoist?"
Hua Wei nodded, and said: "Not only is this matter related to Cui Li, Your Highness, don't forget, he once bought the Forgetfulness Pill at a high price, presumably His Highness also has something to ask him, right?"
Nangong Yi thought for a while and said: "Cui Li is locked up in Dali Temple, even this king can't bring people out, if you want to go, you have to go to Dali Temple." ”
"No problem. Hua Wei replied simply.
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Dali Temple Prison.
Nangong Yi took two of his followers down to the dark dungeon, and the jailers came to salute him.
Xibai stood behind him with a blank face and stopped the others at the same time.
Hua Yu followed him deeper into the hallway.
She was dressed as a guard, but she was still too small and short to stand next to Xibai, and the guards looked at her several times, and the regent could only let her go.
In the dungeon, it was dark and cold, Nangong Yi walked forward for a while, looked back at her emaciated body, and asked, "Is it cold?"
Hua Wei shook her head and looked around.
"Aren't you afraid?" Nangong Yi asked in a low voice.
Hua Yu looked at him strangely, and said in her heart Won't I show my stuff as soon as I speak, this person still keeps asking.
"The king forgot. Nangong Yi smiled meaningfully, "This place may not have been seen by the Dao Chief. ”
Hua Yan: "......" She thought about it, and said that it was important to find Cui Li, but she didn't refute it out loud.
Cui Li's spirit was not bad, and the two of them heard him shouting from a distance.
Hua Yu walked a few steps closer to the cell and carefully observed his state.
It looks normal, and he's not dead, which is enough to say something.
"Whatever you want to ask, ask. Nangong Yi stood a little farther away, he came in a moon-white robe, which was incompatible with the cold and deep prison.
Hua Yu raised her eyes and asked, "Cui Liugongzi, you can answer whatever I ask, if you still want to go out, it's best not to tell lies." ”
Cui Li pointed at her with one hand and widened his eyes, "You, you are the female crown next to Gao Ning." ”
"It doesn't matter who I am," Hua Yu smiled warmly and persuaded, "I'm here to help you, if you don't want to be convicted of capital crimes, you have to have a reasonable reason to kill, do you understand?"
Cui Li looked at Nangong Yi, full of suspicion.
Nangong Yi looked at him with a smile and nodded slightly. He is such a magical person, a look can soothe and even demagogue.
So Hua Yu asked, "On the day of the birthday banquet, who are those people in the mouth of Danhe and Mingyin?"
Cui Li said: "They are my fifth brother's friends, I always thought that they were the guests of our house, so I occasionally chatted with them, but as for what they are called and where they come from, I don't know." ”
"Why did you do it?"
"I, I don't know, I'm already ...... when I come to my senses" Cui Li shouted in a panic: "I didn't want to kill her, you believe me!"
Hua Yu and Nangong Yi glanced at each other, and asked again: "Sixth Prince, I heard that you bought a Forgetful Pill in Luozhou a while ago, but at that time you still met with the princess in the Lotus Pavilion, can you explain why you are in Chang'an, but you can buy the pill in Luozhou?"
Cui Li shook his head suspiciously, "What is the Forgetting Worry Pill?" I haven't bought that. ”
"Really?"
"Maybe my fifth brother bought it in my name, but I don't know what that thing is for. ”
"How did you know Ming Yin?" Hua Yu suddenly changed her words and asked this.
"Introduced...... The Taoist priests of the Holy Maiden Temple have a good temperament and often invite us to ......"
"It's okay!" Hua Yu immediately interrupted him, lest she hear any foul language, she turned to Nangong Yi: "I'm done asking, Your Highness." ”
Nangong Yi took two steps forward and comforted Cui Li with his magical power, and the two left quickly.
After getting out of the dungeon and getting into the carriage, Nangong Yi asked, "Do you believe what he said?"
Hua Wei nodded, "I believe it." ”
"So simply?"
"Well," Hua Wei frowned, "it's reasonable that he doesn't know anything, otherwise he wouldn't have lived until now." ”
"Do you have a catch, then?"
"Yes. Hua Yu said, "I probably know why Gui Du died. ”