Chapter 17 Peeling the Silk and Extracting the Cocoon, Analyzing and Reasoning
The prince was so engrossed that he could only hear Ah Liu say that the girl had finished eating, so he turned around and went in, the smell of medicine became stronger and stronger, and his brows became tighter and tighter.
Xue Ke changed into loose homely clothes and leaned on the chaise longue, wilting but lacking energy.
The prince made up his mind and said, "How did you know about the carriage?" β
Xue Ke barely sat up straight, his left arm resting on the cushion handed over by Mama Zhang, she already knew about Ma San's suicide, and asked, "What can Old Man Gao reveal?" β
"The prison is still asking, but it is estimated that he knows a limited amount of money, and he knows that it is the person of King Qin, but the specific carriage this time was arranged by Ma San, and his confession was sorted out, and I sent someone to give it to you."
Xue Ke nodded, thinking of the prince's question, naturally she couldn't say that she was conjecturing based on the bits and pieces before her rebirth and the clues of this life, she was prepared for this question and said: "At first, I wasn't convinced, but I saw the whereabouts reported by the housekeeper, a small servant named Ma San in the stable said that his aunt was sick and took half a day off for two consecutive days, I think since he is called Ma San, he generally comes without a name and no surname, so he turned over the roster, and sure enough, he was fatherless and motherless, and he was called Ma San after he arrived in the East Palace, since his mother is not clear, And where did the aunt come from? Xue Ke paused: "Your Highness is at a time to welcome Mr. Qin Chuan, and it is impossible to go wrong, so I want to prepare another carriage for Your Highness, just in case." β
The prince stood quietly, thinking of Mr. Qin Chuan's entry into Beijing this time, he made an appointment to meet at Xihua Gate early in the morning, if something happened to the carriage, even if he had martial arts, he was not necessarily disabled, but it delayed Mr. Qin Chuan, although Mr. did not care about fame and fortune, but people who read pay attention to etiquette, Mr. and a group of disciples, if he stood under Xihua Gate and waited for a long time, he could not help but think that he was sluggish. The prince nodded: "The girl is delicate, it's just," the prince pondered for a moment, let the people serving on the side retreat, slowly sat on the chair on the side, held the tea bowl, and asked as if he didn't care: "It's just that the girl was obsessed with King Qin before, why did she suspect King Qin?" β
Xue Ke looked out the window and said leisurely: "I suspect that the matter of Xue Mansion is related to King Qin. β
The prince couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he has been collecting clues recently, and he does have suspicions in this regard, but it is just a suspicion, and Xue Ke has no contact with the court at all, how can there be such suspicions, he said softly: "Does the girl have evidence?" The matter of the Xue Mansion was investigated by the factory guards ordered by the father. β
Xue Ke sighed: "Of course I know that they are factory guards, and I will never forget their clothes in my life." Your Highness asks me for proof, and my life is proof. β
The prince said he would like to hear more about it.
Xue Ke was not in a hurry to answer, but first asked the prince when he knew about the raid on Xue's house. The crown prince frowned and recalled: "My father didn't reveal the news beforehand, and it was only announced in the court the next day. β
Xue Ke sneered, in order to be foolproof, the emperor naturally had to be caught off guard.
The prince said: "I got the news at the time of a stick of incense after my father's decree, but I asked to see my father, but my father did not see me. β
Xue Ke nodded: "The prince is really well-informed, His Royal Highness was already weak at that time, but is it possible to save me?" β
The prince shook his head with difficulty, he didn't rack his brains to save her, but the scene was no longer tolerated.
Xue Ke smiled miserably: "But there are more than 100 people in the Xue Mansion, and only I survived." The prince wanted to say something to comfort him, but found that he couldn't open his mouth.
"At first, I thought that the secret passage of my Xue Mansion was hidden enough, but I found that I was too naΓ―ve."
The prince said obscurely: "Yes, the factory guards will check the secret passages in the house before arresting people to ensure that no one escapes." β
"I also figured it out later, because there are 2 tunnels in Xue Mansion, and the entrances are in the east wing bedroom, Daddy sent me and my brother into a secret passage, and told us not to turn back, but my brother was killed at the secret passage."
Xue Ke took a sip of tea, his face was still calm: "The factory guard handles the case, who dares to show favoritism?" But I was not pursued in the secret passage. As soon as I came out of the tunnel," Xue Ke suddenly smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, guess who I saw?" β
The prince nodded and said: "So you analyzed that King Qin not only participated in the case early in the morning, but also played a role in the case, so that the factory guards will turn a blind eye to letting you go." β
Xue Ke closed his eyes: "Does my analysis make sense?" β
The prince didn't answer, and said for a long time: "After all, this is just your analysis. β
Xue Ke nodded: "That's why I want to try King Qin this time." β
"But even if it was done by King Qin this time, it can't prove that the matter of Xue Mansion has something to do with him." The prince thought about it and said something fair.
Xue Ke sneered: "Of course, the matter of the Xue Mansion is what the emperor meant. If King Qin did not hesitate to kill His Royal Highness in order to win the heir, then of course he might go up and kill Xue Mansion Manmen in order to please the emperor, I just wanted to see King Qin's face clearly. β
The prince slowly stood up: "When did you really do the carriage thing?" β
Xue Ke dialed the tea leaves in the teacup: "When Ma San came forward to stop me, I believed that there was something wrong with the carriage, and when I arrived at the teahouse and the King of Qin stopped me, I believed that this matter was instructed by the King of Qin, and when the guards of the King of Qin caught up and said that they wanted to protect me, I was ninety percent sure." β
The prince finally couldn't help but walk up to her: "Since you are ninety percent sure, why don't you find a reason to get off the carriage?" Why do you have to wait for the carriage to have an accident? Do you know how dangerous this is? β
Xue Ke gently stroked his injured left arm: "The carriage is not in an accident, the hidden danger is always there, of course, it is better to let it happen completely, not to mention that I got off the car at that time, wouldn't King Qin be suspicious afterwards?" Xue Ke still has a sentence that has not been spoken, she is only nine points sure, she is afraid that she will do everything possible to exonerate King Qin in the future, otherwise how can she break her mind about King Qin?
Xue Ke didn't notice that the prince's expression was getting more and more ugly. The prince grabbed her right hand with one hand and was about to say something, but Mama Zhang's voice came from outside, saying that the imperial doctor had arrived and wanted to splint the girl's hand. The prince shook his hand and left the Baopu Courtyard.