After entering the Red Leaf Building, Gu Peiqing no longer had the heart to talk to Princess Rui, and just wanted to go to the scene of the crime to check, Princess Rui seemed to understand that he was anxious, and said, "Master Gu will start investigating the case, I won't bother." ”

"Master Gu! Save us Red Silk! Boss Qi came out of nowhere and grabbed Gu Peiqing's hand. Gu Peiqing pulled out his hand without a trace, and inquired: "Please also ask Boss Qi to tell me more about the situation last night." ”

Boss Qi began to say with a sad face: "After the Red Silk Girl finished playing last night, then Xiao Gongzi bid a tael of gold to go to the Red Silk Girl's room to listen to a little music, this is originally the rule of our Red Leaf Building, whoever bids high that day, the Red Silk Girl will invite him into the room to listen to another song or have a drink." When Xiao Gongzi entered the room of the red leaves, he drove out the maid who poured the wine, and the maid kept guarding the door, afraid that something would happen to the red silk girl. Then the maid said that there was always the sound of playing in the room, and when the song was over, she heard the screams of the red silk girl, she quickly pushed open the door and went in, and found that Xiao Gongzi had fallen into the corridor, covered with water, and his hands were still wrapped around the guqin strings. Later, I heard that Xiao Gongzi was drowned, how could this be possible, there was a small basin of water in the house of the red silk girl, which was used for daily grooming, but there was no water in the basin at that time. ”

"Who else can hear the piano all the time except the maid who said she heard the piano all the time?"

"That's a lot, in addition to the maid, the girl Qiuyan who lives downstairs and her maid have heard the sound of the piano."

Gu Peiqing grabbed the folding fan with his right hand, patted his left palm, frowned, and said, "Boss Qi, take me to the red silk girl's room to have a look." ”

"It's on the fifth floor, the highest floor."

Gu Peiqing entered Hongsi's room, her room had a small hall, and inside was the bedroom, the corridor room was close to the bedroom, and an antique door separated the corridor room from the bedroom. There is a beaded curtain in the small hall, inside which are small tables and low stools, which seem to be where Red Silk usually plays when she receives guests alone, and outside the beaded curtain is a wine table and two stools, and a wooden frame against the wall, on which are placed some porcelain bottles and incense. There was only a bed, a yellow wood cabinet, and a dressing table, and a small basin next to it. There are some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, which are not the works of famous artists, and the whole room looks elegant and simple.

Gu Peiqing walked over and opened the door of the corridor, and at this time, the corpse had been carried away, and what caught his eye was the scenery of Mirror Lake. The Red Leaf Tower is close to Mirror Lake, and several boats can be seen floating on Mirror Lake at this time. Gu Peiqing held on to the railing, looked outside for a while, and retreated, at this time Princess Rui also arrived at the red silk room, in addition to the little maid accompanying her, there was one more person by her side.

Gu Peiqing recognized that face, at that time in Yunxiang Building, he was the one who asked the little official to write his name, Zhang Minchao, the director of the Criminal Department. Zhang Minchao was smiling at this time, and looked at Princess Rui with a flattering expression.

Gu Peiqing saluted him and said, "Lord Zhang, please release the Red Silk Girl from the prison." ”

Zhang Minchao put away his particularly flattering expression and asked gloomily, "Who is this?" ”

"He is Lord Gu Peiqing of Qin Tianjian, can Master Zhang know? It is the Gu master who is good at reasoning and judging cases who was given the position by the emperor himself. ”

Zhang Minchao heard Princess Rui say this, and the smiling face bloomed again: "Master Gu, look up for a long time." ”

"Lord Zhang, please release the Red Silk Girl, after all, she is not a murderer."

Zhang Minchao listened to that sentence, his eyebrows sank, but he still smiled and said: "The Red Silk Girl is about to sign and draw the charge, why is Master Gu still defending the Red Silk Girl, but the murderer has been found?" ”

"Although the murderer has not been found, how did the Red Silk Girl kill people when everyone heard the sound of the piano?"

"It's all Red Leaf Building's own people who testify, how can you tell if it's not for Miss Red Silk to lie?"

Princess Rui watched coldly from the side, Gu Peiqing put her hand on her back, and said; "Then how did Xiao Gongzi drown, the red silk girl has little strength, how can she drown a man in a house without water?"

Zhang Minchao's face fell, and he said, "Lord Gu doesn't believe in the Criminal Department? I said that the Red Silk Girl was about to sign and draw, if she didn't do it, why did she decide to sign and draw? ”

Because of your private deeds, before Gu Peiqing could say this, Princess Rui interjected: "Lord Zhang, Lord Gu is helping you by asking these questions, your promotion seems to be unimpeded, but if there is a mistake in this case and someone makes a big fuss, you will be in trouble." My sister accompanied the two princesses to listen to the monk's lecture today, and I didn't know that there was this case, and when she came back to know, she would definitely have to make a noise to investigate, and then she really found out that the real murderer was someone else, Lord Zhang, I'm afraid that the black yarn hat will not be guaranteed. ”

Zhang Minchao's eyes rolled, and a smile appeared on his originally angry face, and he hurriedly saluted: "Thank you Princess for reminding me, Lord Gu can go to the Red Leaf Building and the Criminal Department at any time these days." ”

"That red silk girl ......," Gu Peiqing reminded.

"I'll let her go back to the Red Leaf Building tomorrow, but before the case is over, she is a key suspect, so she can only stay in the Red Leaf Building for the time being, is this good?"

"Thank you, Lord Zhang." Gu Peiqing also bent down and saluted.

Gu Peiqing wanted to ask a few more questions, but Princess Rui said, "I still have some personal matters to talk about with Lord Gu, I wonder if Lord Gu is free?" Zhang Minchao understood what Princess Rui meant, said a word, then didn't bother, and went down the stairs. Princess Rui's maid also bowed her head and retreated.

Although he was bent on finding clues, Gu Peiqing still went to another room with Princess Rui. At this time, there were only two people, him and the princess, full of questions, waiting for the princess to speak.

"Even if Zhang Minchao promised so much today, he is only a principal in the Criminal Department, I suggest that Lord Gu should mention this matter to the Shangshu or Shilang of the Criminal Department, which is more convenient for action."

"But I don't know either of them." Gu Peiqing felt a little melancholy.

Princess Rui took out a small note and said, "Lord Gu, there will be a poetry meeting in King Rui's Mansion tonight, and when the Criminal Department Shangshu will participate, I will introduce you to each other." ”

Gu Peiqing took the note with both hands and said, "Thank you, Princess Rui, but I don't understand, why does Princess Rui help me so much?" ”

"The red silk girl is a famous lady in the city, she had an accident but only Lord Gu rushed to save her, this originally thin and cool world also has a deep person like Lord Gu, I am deeply moved. And I also want to see if Master Gu is really a detective as rumored. ”

Gu Peiqing put away the note, originally in Qingcheng, he was also the object of invitation to various poetry club activities, not that he could write poems, but that those vassal and elegant sons were all his fox friends and dog friends, and he refused every time. "A group of sour people are racking their brains to think about poetry there, it's not as interesting as drinking and reading books for the month, master." He said this every time he turned down an invitation to the poetry club, but this time he was desperate to participate.