Chapter Seventy-One: I Know It
The emperor tilted his head and asked curiously.
On the side, Yun Shichang also paid attention. Lin Yinshuang's killing of Li Xiao was already a big deal for him and the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, and if something happened again, wouldn't it crush him today.
Jun Ruyu took out a few account books and letters from his cuff pocket, and Gonggong Zhang understood the meaning, went to take them, and handed them to the emperor with both hands.
"This is the business account book of the Zhuangzi and the shop under Master Li and the squire, as well as the correspondence between the Erchen and his confidants, that is, the person in charge of these Zhuangzi, that is, the ones who searched the residence of Lord Li." Jun Ruyu explained, and the emperor took the account books and letters and looked through them carefully.
"The four major money houses in the north of the city belong to the fierce competition between Lord Li and Lord Shen. In the past two years, Master Li Zhuangzi has lost money one after another, and he has to fill in the leaks in the treasury and silver. It's a pity that he was not cautious enough to do things, and he was known by Lord Shen. ”
"Being a sworn enemy and knowing his handle, Lord Li has the most motive to kill Lord Shen. This can be seen in his correspondence with his cronies. ”
"As for why he wanted to kill Miss Shen and not kill Lord Shen, it was because although Lord Shen was a squire, he could be regarded as an official of the imperial court, and if he died for no reason, the emperor would definitely send someone to investigate. If it were the death of a servant's daughter, it would be much lighter to say. It's just that he definitely didn't expect that Miss Shen's poisoning and death would make such a fuss. ”
Jun Ruyu told the story eloquently, and said that Li Xiao's sin was justified, and the emperor nodded with satisfaction, and even Yun Shichang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Whether it is good or bad is finally no longer a matter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yun Shichang secretly rejoices.
"But how did he kill people?" The emperor was suspicious, so he asked about the king's reputation.
"My father should still remember that day at the celebration banquet, Lord Li said that he was poisoned in his wine, and he acted in a play, changing himself from a murderer to a victim. You think, he was poisoned in wine, and Miss Shen died of poisoning, who would suspect him about this. ”
"Since there is poison in his wine, it proves that he has poison in him. The banquet was so noisy and chaotic, and Miss Shen had always been calm and unimpressive, if Master Li deliberately approached, others would not pay attention. After Jun Ruyu finished speaking, he looked at the emperor with a firm face.
"Good!" The emperor smiled, "I didn't expect that Yu'er was not only so powerful in battle, but also so smart. I originally thought that this matter had dragged on for more than half a month, and it would be extremely difficult to find out. ”
Although Erchen was originally suspicious of Lord Li's head, he still had some suspicions. It is said that Lord Chen also helped Erchen and forced Erchen to question Erchen in the court, and when Lord Li heard the panic, he took action and wanted to transfer part of the money to the rest of the manor, which happened to be seen by the cronies sent by Erchen to monitor. ”
The corners of Jun Ruyu's mouth were slightly hooked, and he was not arrogant or arrogant in the face of the emperor's praise, and even repaid his grievances with virtue, so that Chen Tianfu also took a layer of credit.
"Now it seems that the Lin clan killed the right person." The emperor chuckled, his face was full of deep meaning, and others couldn't see the emotion.
"Your Majesty. It was Weichen who failed to discipline the ladies in the house to make her do such a bold thing, and Weichen was guilty. Yun Shichang was frightened, and knelt down.
"That's it." The emperor read that Lin Yinshuang red apricot was out of the wall, and Yun Shichang was also a poor person, so he didn't have to be angry to send it to him.
After sending someone to put Lin Yinshuang in prison, he asked Jun Ruyu and Yun Shichang to go back to rest first.
The two walked out of the palace together, Yun Shichang was in a trance, and his heart was troubled. He didn't expect that the person next to him for nearly twenty years would do something wrong, making him lose his old face at such an age.
"Lord Yun." Jun Ruyu shouted to Yun Shichang.
"The Three Princes." Yun Shichang nodded lightly at Jun Ruyu.
"I have something to remind Lord Yun, and I hope Lord Yun will take it to heart." Jun Ruyu's face was serious, the two faced each other, and Yun Shichang, who was forced by Jun Ruyu, looked at him with four eyes.
"What's the matter? The third prince said that it was okay. Yun Shichang was suddenly interested in Jun Ruyu's words.
"Li Xiao and Lin Yinshuang didn't have an adultery for a day or two, the two of them had known each other as early as twenty years ago. According to the news I have received, your second daughter may not be your flesh and blood. Jun Ruyu's expression was indifferent. There was no wave in his eyes, only to see Yun Shichang's face suddenly pale.
Yun Shichang's legs were paralyzed, but fortunately he was supported by Jun Ruyu, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.
Jun Ruyu naturally knew that this matter was fatal to Yun Shichang. There are only two daughters, the eldest daughter died, and the second daughter now learns that it is not her own flesh and blood.
"How so, how so." Yun Shichang was in a trance, and his mouth was repeated.
"Lord Yun." Jun Ruyu shouted Yun Shichang in a serious tone.
Yun Shichang stabilized a little, and Jun Ruyu withdrew his hand. "Xie Third Prince reminds." After speaking, Yun Shichang turned around and staggered away from the Changding Palace.
Yun Xiaoxiao knew that Jun Ruyu would inform the emperor of Li Xiao's killing of Shen Mangxia this morning, and her heart was very heavy, and she always felt that as Shen Mangxia's friend, there were some things that she needed to do by herself.
Let's not mention that Jun Ruyu told her that Li Xiao is just a scapegoat, even Yun Xiaoxiao himself can also see the clues.
This matter will definitely not be so simple, although Yun Xiaoxiao is not sure who the murderer behind it is, but even Jun Ruyu does not dare to expose the person who is exposed, it must be very powerful.
"Why are you here again?" When the squire saw Yun Xiaoxiao, he couldn't hide the disgust on his face.
"The third prince is now in the palace to examine the murderer with the emperor, Mangxia is my friend, even if you harm her, I will not harm her." Through the veil, the squire could only see Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes, and when he looked at himself, his eyes were sharp, which suddenly made the squire a little weak.
"What do you mean by that?" The squire frowned tightly.
"Lord Shen won't recognize these things." Yun Xiaoxiao took out the letter and seal seal from his sleeve and threw them all on the ground.
The squire looked down to see what it was, and his expression immediately changed to shock.
"I remember that you are Mangxia's father, she is so kind, she definitely doesn't want to see something happen to you, so I won't give this evidence to the third prince." Yun Xiaoxiao's nose was sour, and tears were rolling in her eyes. She took a deep breath to keep the tears from falling.
"I don't know why you're shielding Mangsha's murderer, and I don't know who Manxia's murderer is. I'm not Mangxia, I can't judge anything, so you can do it yourself. Yun Xiaoxiao's face turned cold in an instant.
She walked past the squire and went straight to the backyard.
In the ancestral hall, Shen Mangxia's spiritual position was particularly conspicuous among the elders, and he died at a young age, and Yun Xiaoxiao was heartbroken for this.
No matter what Jun Ruyu said, she felt that Shen Mangxia died because of herself.
If the squire had committed an unpardonable crime, she should have been slashed with a thousand knives.
"I'm sorry." Yun Xiaoxiao looked at Shen Mangxia's spiritual position and whispered.
After coming out of the ancestral hall, Yun Xiaoxiao thought of Mrs. Shilang. The woman who saw her carrying a stick did not know what was going on.
She must not have known that when she was so sad about her daughter's death, the squire had already colluded with the murderer and jointly shifted the blame to the Three Emperors' Mansion.
Yun Xiaoxiao thought about it, and deliberately passed by Mrs. Shilang's courtyard.
Mrs. Shilang sat on a stone bench, holding a half-embroidered handkerchief from Shen Mangxia. "Mangxia, my Mangxia." She looked delirious, as if she had lost her soul.
Yun Xiaoxiao stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked into the gods, and did not find the maid coming out.
"Why are you here?!" Mrs. Squire's personal maid Cui Hong hurriedly dragged Yun Xiaoxiao aside, preventing Mrs. Squire from seeing Yun Xiaoxiao's figure.
"I, I'll come and see Madame." Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes dimmed.
"Don't come. Madame was now suffering from a heart problem, and had been mad all day, and only when she took the objects left by the young lady before her death, did she calm down a little. If she sees you, she will go crazy and hurt her body. Cuihua couldn't stop sighing, and strictly forbade Yun Xiaoxiao to appear in front of Madame.
"Is Madame so serious?" Yun Xiaoxiao frowned tightly.
"Alright, alright, you hurry up. Don't come. Cui Hong impatiently pushed Yun Xiaoxiao.
Yun Xiaoxiao looked back at the courtyard with concern, but unfortunately he didn't dare to come forward to condole, so he had to shake his head and leave helplessly.
"What the hell do the guards in this house look at, they actually invited the murderer of the young lady to the backyard."
Behind her, Cui Hong was still chattering, and Yun Xiaoxiao became more and more blurred.
The squire took the physical evidence brought by Yun Xiaoxiao to the study, and he opened the wooden box hidden in the drawer, and sure enough, it was empty.
Looking at the evidence on the table, the squire sat down in a chair.
Now that the matter is over, there is no danger to the life of the Shilang Mansion, and Jun Zhiyao can be preserved. Shirou didn't know whether this result was good or bad, he just felt mixed feelings.
The surrounding shouting continued, Yun Xiaoxiao was in a trance, and accidentally bumped into people several times. She kept thinking of the scene of playing together with Shen Mangxia in the past, and now she has always been very embarrassed.
Suddenly, a carriage passed by, and the person next to him hit Yun Xiaoxiao, Yun Xiaoxiao's body was unstable, and his body fell to the side of the road.
"Hey! Wait! As soon as the young hawker finished speaking, he heard a series of crisp sounds, and the teacup fell to the ground.
Yun Xiaoxiao was completely sober by the sudden change. Only then did she realize that she had accidentally bumped into a tea stall on the street.
"Oh, feed me tea." The peddler crouched on the ground, looking at the mess with a sad face.
"Don't worry, how much money, I'll pay you." With that, Yun Xiaoxiao went to the cuff to take out the money bag. As a result, her sleeves were empty, and she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to bring them when she went out.
"Otherwise, you wait for me here, and I'll go back and get you some silver, okay?" Yun Xiao was embarrassed, and now she could only think of this idea.
"What do you mean? Want to slip away? The peddler naturally couldn't believe Yun Xiaoxiao, he tugged on Yun Xiaoxiao's sleeve, and insisted that Yun Xiaoxiao give an explanation.
Yun Xiaoxiao was isolated and anxious.
"I'll pay for the money."