Chapter 35: The Truth Revealed
"Who's spewing blood?" As long as Xiao Xueqing heard someone say that Feng Sujing was not, she would stand up in a hurry to help him clarify.
Feng Sujing looked at her, but there was no trace of gratitude in his eyes.
It can be seen that Xiao Xueqing is also making herself amorous.
"If he really didn't do it, why was he there? This palace is so big, even if you really want to take a walk, you can choose other places, and I believe that even if Feng Sujing has bad legs and feet, it is not too difficult to kill a woman who has no power to restrain the chicken. “
Xiao Xueqing said: "If there is no evidence, why blame him for the matter? Then he looked at Xiao Chu wildly, "Brother Huang, this matter has already been handed over to you to investigate, you should say a word." ”
Xiao Chu frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, wait for this palace to investigate first, if this matter is really related to him, this palace believes that the emperor will not cover it up." ”
"There's Prince Lao." Feng Sujing's face was still very calm.
He didn't seem to be interested in these things at all, just sitting in that wheelchair and quietly.
Xiao Liyue took the initiative to step forward, "Brother Prince, I'm here to help too." ”
"Yue'er, this is a matter of life, so don't come and get involved."
"What's the matter, you can do it, Brother Prince, and I can naturally do it," Xiao Liyue whispered beside him: "My nose is very good, and I may be able to help you in a while." ”
Xiao Chumad agreed, this girl is eccentric, and sometimes she can really find key things.
Xiao Liyue told Xiao Chuyan that no one here could leave.
"Come on, close the door."
The crowd was still a little nervous, "What did he do?" ”
"Prince, what are you doing behind closed doors?" Empress Lin also asked.
Xiao Chu bent over wildly, "After returning to my mother, the murderer has already killed someone, if you want to blame others, or if you want to know if this woman is dead, she will definitely come here." His gaze wandered over the men, "The murderer is among them." ”
"No, wouldn't we be in danger too?"
"Everyone, don't be impatient, don't panic, this is the Jinluan Palace, even if the murderer is really here, I don't dare to show my feet at this time."
"That's right, we believe in the prince."
Xiao Liyue's gaze fell somewhere, and when she saw Xiao Xueqing's maidservant Cuiluan, she seemed to be a little flustered.
She deliberately walked over, and Cuiluan hurriedly lowered her head.
"Xiao Liyue, what are you going to do? Do you still want to suspect that it was my people? ”
"Sister, you don't have to panic, just now the prince and brother said that the murderer is here now, which means that you and the people around you are also the object of suspicion."
Xiao Xueqing was angry, "Aren't you the same?" ”
Xiao Liyue didn't deny it, and suddenly grabbed Cuiluan's hand and put it under the tip of her nose and sniffed it.
"Do you still think you're a dog? This kills someone, but I'm afraid that now I will wash my hands clean, with your little ability, can you still smell it? ”
Even if you do wash it, the smell of blood will still remain.
It wasn't something that could be washed in a while, Xiao Liyue did smell it in Cuiluan's hands.
Cuiluan was worried that the matter would be revealed, so she quickly retracted her hand.
"Fifth princess, the slave maid has always been by my princess's side, and I have never been to the rockery, and no one has seen the slave maid, why do you have to put your mind on the slave maid?"
Xiao Liyue let go of her hand and looked at her shoes again.
turned around and walked towards Xiao Chufang's side, leaned close to him and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Xiao Liyue, if you have something to do, just say it loudly, you are so cautious, and you and the prince's brother are still whispering there, doesn't it make us suspect that you are still working together to do this?" Xiao Xueqing really didn't plan to let go of Xiao Liyue, no matter what the circumstances, she could put all the bad things on Xiao Liyue's body.
Xiao Chufang nodded slightly, agreeing with what Xiao Liyue said.
"But, Yue'er, are you sure you're right?"
Xiao Liyue still recognized her nose very much, and she had already smelled the smell of grass behind the rockery on Cuiluan's body just now.
The flowers and plants there are different from other places and are easy to tell.
Especially now that Cuiluan is in this group of people, the taste is even more obvious.
I believe that whether it is myself or other people, as long as you pay a little attention, you can smell it.
"Brother Prince, I promise that I am not lying about this matter, if you don't believe it, you can follow my wishes, if something really happens in a while, I am willing to bear all the responsibilities alone."
"How can this palace let Yue'er bear it, even if there is really anything wrong with this matter, it has nothing to do with Yue'er, you just want to help me."
"Thank you Brother Crown Prince for your trust."
Xiao Chumad said suddenly: "Bengong already knows who the murderer is, and if he takes the initiative to admit it now, he can still be lightly punished, but if he doesn't tell the truth, don't blame Bengong for being polite." ”
Cuiluan was a little anxious, but her eyes still looked towards Xiao Liyue.
Sneakily, he raised his hand and sniffed, thinking about what Xiao Liyue smelled just now.
"Princess, what now?" She asked in a whisper.
"What are you afraid of, then Xiao Liyue is just lying," Xiao Xueqing said in a low voice, and asked questions in front of Xiao Chufang, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't be joking about this matter, from the time your father asked you to investigate, until now, you have only glanced at the corpse, have you already found something suspicious?" ”
Xiao Chufang said: "This matter has nothing to do with the corpse at all. ”
"How can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still say that? This investigation of the murderer, of course, has to look at the corpse, which is too child's play. ”
"But His Highness has already said that he knows who the murderer is, and he won't lie, right?"
Xiao Liyue said: "Father, the flowers and plants behind the rockery are different from other places in the palace, I believe everyone in the palace knows about this, and the grass still has a strange smell, the murderer can wash his hands, but he may not be in such a fast place, so he changed his clothes and shoes, just now I walked around it, and I smelled a strange smell." ”
Queen Lin retorted, "What else can this grass taste like?" Xiao Liyue, you have a daughter's family, don't come out to get involved in this matter anymore, the emperor has already asked the prince to investigate, and it has nothing to do with you. ”
"Father, as long as you lift your shoes up and check them, I believe you will know who the murderer is."
Hearing Xiao Liyue say that, Cuiluan became even more panicked.
Taking advantage of the fact that people were not paying attention, the whole person took a few steps back to the back, took off his shoes again, and threw them somewhere.
Unexpectedly, this scene was seen by Xiao Chumad.
Before anyone could react, Xiao Chumad stepped forward and grabbed Cuiluan.
"The murderer is this slave."
Everyone looked towards Cuiluan, thinking about a maidservant, how could she have so much courage to dare to kill someone in the palace.
No one will believe this, it seems that Cuiluan is also very weak.
Cuiluan hurriedly knelt down in front of Xiao Chufang, "The emperor forgives the sin, His Royal Highness the crown prince forgives the sin, not a slave." ”
"Not you? So why are you taking your shoes off? ”
"When the slave came here, she stepped on some bad things, and she was worried that it would affect His Royal Highness the Prince's investigation of the case, so she wanted to take off her shoes, Your Majesty, what the slave said was true."
Xiao Chumad saw that she still didn't admit it, so he asked someone to find out the shoes.
"Yue'er, can you see how it tastes?"
Xiao Liyue took it, "Exactly, Brother Prince, you see," she turned the sole of her shoe over, "There is still grass on it, this is the same as the grass in the rockery." ”
"Xiao Liyue, don't you frame my person, why should you say that it is her, even if she has this smell on her body and grass on her shoes, it can only mean that she is passing by there, I believe that many people here have passed by."
No one paid attention to Xiao Xueqing, and even Queen Lin didn't stand up to defend it at this time.
If a slave or maid is caught, it will have no effect on them, and they must not put their own future into it at this time.
"What else do you have to say?"
Cui Luan kowtowed, "Your Highness, Your Highness, this matter was done by the slave and maid alone, and it has nothing to do with other people." ”
"Why did you kill her? There is no grudge between you. ”
"The slave knows that on the last birthday of the Queen Mother, this person has mocked my princess, and the slave and maid are also distressed that the princess is benevolent and righteous, and she will be bullied by an official lady if she is too kind, so she can't get used to it, so she killed her this morning."
"Qing'er, is she right about this?" The emperor looked at Xiao Xueqing.
Xiao Xueqing knelt down, "Father, the sons and daughters really don't know, and I hope that my father will spare her if she is also a loyal protector." ”
The emperor slapped one hand on the coffee table fiercely, "A servant girl has this ability, but she still puts me in her eyes, come to someone, pull this person down, and wait for the fate." ”
"The emperor forgives the sins."
"Pull it down!" The emperor said to everyone, "The crown prince is fair, the fifth princess is smart, thanks to them this time, they can investigate the matter in a short period of time, emperor, what reward do you need?" ”
Xiao Chu frantically said, "If you go back to your father's words, it is an honor for your son to be able to solve problems for your father." ”
"Yes, father, these people are really too much, and they still want to kill people under your old man's nose, it is completely lawless, Erchen believes that if there is such a thing in the future, the prince's brother will definitely investigate it as soon as possible."
"Haha, Yue'er, you really make me happy, come here, reward the prince with 5,000 taels of gold and 50 taels of cloth."
"Thank you, Father."
"Reward the five princesses with a pair of jade rings and a few jewels."
"Thank you, father," although Xiao Liyue felt that those things were useless to her, they could make Xiao Xueqing angry, and she would be happy in her heart.
Xiao Liyue was about to come out of it when she was stopped by Xiao Xueqing again.
Xiao Xueqing wanted to slap it, but was caught by Xiao Chufang, who rushed over.
"What are you going to do?"
"Brother Prince, it seems that my sister also seems to blame Yue'er for the handmaid's matter, don't blame my sister either, I think she is in a bad mood at this time, and it is normal to be like this."