Chapter 10: The Soul of Grievances Lingers
Xun Xuan's fingers holding the purple sand cup trembled slightly, how much else did she not know? If all this is really what she guessed, then what role did AXA play in this conspiracy to seize power?
Thinking of this, Xun Xuan's back couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
After sending away An Xinyue, Xun Xuan called Qi Yin into the room alone and dispersed the remaining servants in the courtyard.
"Qu You, the tea is cold, you go to the pot of hot tea again!"
"Yes." Qu You glanced at Chi Yin curiously, so he didn't ask much, and left with the teapot.
Before the fall of the Wuguo Mansion, Qu You and Qi Yin have always been the maids who served the old lady, after Xun Zhi was rescued and sent to Anfu, the old lady felt sorry for this granddaughter, and was afraid that she would be wronged in the house, so she deliberately sent these two maids who were used to calling to Hanyunju.
Qu You is well-behaved and sensible on weekdays, simple-minded, but he is naturally timid and cowardly, but Chi Yin is the opposite, although he is taciturn, he has a steady temperament, and he does things neatly, plus he has practiced some kung fu and kung fu, many things that can't be put on the table, Qu You can't do it, but Chi Yin can do it.
Qu Yu was opened, and Xun Xuan asked Qi Yin unhurriedly: "Found it?" ”
Qi Yin nodded, took out a bloody brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Xun Xuan.
"Blood?" Xun Xuan twisted her eyebrows.
"Yes, the Shenji Battalion has been arresting people everywhere in the capital recently, precisely because of this blood. A month and a half ago, that is, the ...... of the Wuguo Mansion" Speaking of this, Qi Yin paused and quietly looked at Xun Xuan, knowing that what he was going to say next would arouse the sadness of his master.
"Go on." Xun Xuan lowered her eyes silently and spoke.
"A month and a half ago, the Duke of Wuguo was sentenced to be beheaded at the entrance of Xishi Street, and this blood was left at that time."
Xun Xuan stretched out his hand to take the embroidered handkerchief, glanced at it, and shook his head: "This is impossible, the imperial court will definitely send someone to clean up Xingtai, even if it is not cleaned up, it has been so long, and it has rained intermittently several times in the middle, and the blood stains should have been washed away a long time ago." ”
Qi Yin bowed slightly: "It is precisely because of this that this thing seems evil, because...... The blood stains remaining on Xingtai can't be wiped clean, and even if they are wiped clean, they will appear again the next day. ”
"Now the streets and alleys of the entire Jingshi are rumors, saying that the Duke of Wuguo was unjustly killed, and the ghost of the wrongs is not gone, wandering on the execution ground night and night. The emperor was furious when he learned of this, and ordered the Shenji Battalion to investigate the truth within ten days. ”
"From the top of the Jingshi to the officials and nobles to the common people, all those who have anything to do with this matter have been invited to drink tea in the prison of the Shenji Camp."
Xun Xuan was silent for a moment, casually threw the Jinpa in his hand into the incense burner on the side, and sneered: "In this world, there are still people who stand up to avenge my Wuguo Mansion, it's really interesting." ”
Qi Yin thought for a while and guessed: "Could it be the old man of the Wuguo Mansion?" ”
"If so, that's the best, but it can't be ruled out that someone wants to take advantage of this incident and deliberately oppose the royal family." Xun Xuan said.
"Who is so bold as to dare to embarrass the royal family?" Chime looked surprised.
"It doesn't matter who it is, he will definitely go to the execution ground again tonight, you go over early in the evening, find a hidden place nearby to hide, and see if the other party is a human or a ghost."
It rains today, and the rain will wash away the bloodstains on Xingtai, if the other party really wants to make a big fuss about this matter, he will not let the bloodstains on Xingtai disappear, so Xun Xuan guessed that he would go tonight.
"If you can, it's better to bring people to me." Xun Xuan said.
"The slave knows."
Xun Xuan raised her hand and picked up the purple clay pot, shook it twice, but remembered something, turned her head and asked, "On the way back, no one recognized your identity, right?" ”
Qi Yin immediately said: "Don't worry, master, the slave has changed into a small servant and left the house, and no one recognizes him." ”
Xun Xuan nodded, stopped talking, took two sips of tea, poured the tea in the cup into the tea trough, and instructed: "Go and urge Qu You, send a pot of hot tea in." ”
"Yes." Chime was about to retreat.
"That's right," Xun Xuan stared at the teapot for a long time, and then said again, "The maid who came in with tea just now went to check her details." ”
Qi Yin wrote down Xun Xuan's orders one by one, then turned around and went out.
At night, after the dawn, Xun Xuan was worried about the chime of going out to run errands, lying on the couch and tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, so she simply went out for a walk.
She wanted to go to the back garden of Anfu to relax, but she didn't expect that the garden had already been occupied, and she could vaguely hear the voices of a man and a woman.
"You are so bold that you put the letter in the congratulatory gift, if I don't go to get the piano today, or if it falls into the hands of others, I am afraid that you and I will not be able to hide it!"