I'm really not sure if what this woman said is true or not, but in order to avoid killing their Lin family, the two discussed, simply didn't do anything, killed the princess Jingning, and then threw it into the abandoned dry well in the backyard, covered with stone slabs, and tried to hide from the world.

A day passed, and there was no news in the palace, and Old Man Lin and Lin Chengyao were lucky in their hearts; Three days have passed, and there is still no news in the palace, Old Man Lin and Lin Chengyao estimated in their hearts that the woman must have lied and deceived them, how could there be any princess who has been missing for two days without any news?

Unexpectedly, on the night of the third day, a large number of Praetorian Guards received an order from Emperor Dawu to search the whole city.

When the Praetorian Guards knocked on the door of the Lin Mansion, Old Man Lin and Lin Chengyao were still in the gentle township of the concubine, and when they saw the Praetorian Guards wearing soft armor and a scimitar, the two of them immediately panicked, but they both forced their composure, and they were confused in front of the commander.

When the matter fermented to the third day, they still held on to luck, thinking that Princess Jingning, who was in the dry well, would never reappear in the light of day, after all, it was in the backyard of the Qinglou, and it was normal to have dead people in the Qinglou, but they didn't expect that people were not as good as heaven after all.

Princess Jingning's body was exposed, and after an examination, it was found that the princess had obvious fatal injuries on her body, and the drug test found that there was * in her body, plus there was a man's fluid in her body, so the murderer was judged to be a man.

You can also know that there is an abandoned dry well in the backyard of Huancai Pavilion, which must be a frequent visitor to Huancai Pavilion; The Qihuan Caige that can be consumed proves that it is quite rich, and it should be a long-term residence in the capital; Moreover, the princess was wearing men's clothes when she went out, and when she first saw the princess, she must have taken a fancy not for a daughter, but for a man, so she was a person with a special fetish.

This deletion, deletion, and reduction have screened most of the regulars from the Huancai Pavilion, and the Criminal Department has already made a list of suspects, among which Lin Chengyao's name is impressively listed.

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After learning the cause of the incident, Lin Chengzu's originally puzzled face changed in an instant, and his black eyes burned with anger, "You, you actually killed Princess Jingning!" You—How dare you! ”

When Du Shi first heard that Old Man Lin had the princess, her expression was only a little wavering, she couldn't control Old Man Lin for a long time, as long as she followed Zu'er well, she could enjoy the glory and wealth for the rest of her life. But when they heard that they had killed Princess Jingning and thrown her into the well, his face turned white.

"Master, even if the third child is ignorant, how can you follow the confusion, you are going to ruin all Zu'er's career!" Du Shi said tremblingly, he couldn't believe that Old Man Lin and Lin Chengyao were so bold that they dared to kill the princess.

Old man Lin didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter, and said impatiently to Du Shi: "What is ruined, isn't Zu'er quite popular with the prince, and besides, our in-laws are still bachelors of Hanlin Academy!" Zu'er will be able to keep us. ”

turned to look at Lin Chengzu, and there was a bit of pleading in his words, "Zu'er, my father raised you so big, and spent all his money for you to go to the best school, and finally you were admitted to Tanhua and promoted to the prince's side, and you have a little right, you can't watch your father and your third brother die, right?" ”

"That's right, sixth brother, you must not die without help!" Lin Chengyao was so frightened that his teeth trembled and he made a gurgling sound.

At this moment, Du Shi hated Old Man Lin and Lin Chengyao as if he was not making steel, and he actually wanted them to die, but this would affect Zu'er's career and even her future life, so he had to grab Lin Chengzu's sleeve and beg in a low voice: "Zu'er, the old man and the third child just made a small mistake with a moment of brain fever, you have to protect them." ”

"Protecting you?" Lin Chengzu smiled self-deprecatingly, and was really chilled when he heard their remarks, "I will protect you, who will protect me?" ”

Since he took the old man Lin Du to Beijing, he obviously felt that they had changed, Xu had broadened his horizons, Xu had come into contact with a variety of people, and he began to indulge; Until he was promoted to the prince's attendant, he walked on thin ice in the officialdom, for fear that he would offend others with his words and deeds, but he didn't think that his parents and brothers at home were even more presumptuous.

I don't want them to bring any benefits to his career, I just ask them not to do things too much, which affects the dream he has been fighting for since he was a child.

But on the afternoon of the previous two days, Lei Biao specially invited him to meet and handed him the letter.

It turned out that Lei Biao met Lin Chengzu when he first came to the capital, and talked about Lin Chengzong's business with the Zhao family during the chat, but he was just passing by in a hurry and didn't take it to heart; It wasn't until the Chinese New Year that he went to the silver building with Lin Xia, but he saw Lin Chengzong and the Zhao family wearing gold and silver, and they were extraordinary, no matter how they looked at it, it didn't look like the consumption power that opening a shop in a small county town could bring, if it was said that their scale was similar to that of Yalinju.

Therefore, Lei Biao kept an eye on it and sent someone to find out what Lin Chengzong's business was doing, after all, Lin Xia has always loved her twin brother very much, and now Lin Chengzu is in the officialdom, many things are very sensitive, he can also be regarded as protecting Lin Chengzu for Lin Xia, and he will give a few words of advice when they occasionally meet.

Just a few days ago, the investigator sent a letter, and the content of the letter was very detailed, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to Lin Chengzu.

The Wu Dynasty now respects literature, and Emperor Wu Jing is very concerned about it, but compared with the outspoken military attaché, the civil officials of this literary crepe have more twists and turns, and they have begun to have many improper deeds driven by interests, such as corruption and bribery, buying and selling officials, reselling test questions, and so on. For these moths of the Wu Dynasty, Emperor Dawu has always had an attitude of killing them all, and he has always been strict and cracked down.

And Lin Chengzong just hit the muzzle of the gun, buying an official is a felony in the Wu Dynasty, and he was sentenced to the size of the official position he bought, but Lin Chengzong also set up his own name to collect taxes, not to mention corruption and bribery.

Originally, Lin Chengzu couldn't believe that his second brother would do this, so he struggled with it for a day, and finally mustered up the courage to ask Du Shi, Du Shi asked Old Man Lin without knowing it, but he didn't expect that in addition to the second brother buying officials, his father and third brother also killed the princess, which simply pushed them to a dead end.

Except for despair, Lin Chengzu couldn't think of any words to describe his current mood.

It was the first time for Old Man Lin to see Lin Chengzu's face like death, and he panicked for a while, and hurriedly said, "Zu'er, then you can't watch your father and your third brother die!" Didn't you follow the prince, beg him for mercy, spare our lives! ”

"......" Lin Chengzu's heart seemed to be sealed by a piece of adhesive tape and could not be turned. The brain, like a clockwork that has been broken, stops walking.

"That's right, no matter how hard you beg for Master Li, doesn't he like you very much, sixth brother?" Lin Chengyao accosted beside him.

Du Shi also kicked in, "Zu'er, you can't let our Lin family fall." ”

"Zu'er ......"

"Sixth Brother ......"

A noisy voice sounded in his ears, Lin Chengzu looked impatient, and said coldly: "I want to think of ideas." With that, he turned around and left the study.

Only Old Man Lin, Lin Chengyao and Du Shi were stunned.

After leaving the study, Lin Chengzu returned to his house and saw Li Zijin sitting on the edge of the pavilion, leaning on the railing of the pavilion with both hands, looking at a crystal clear pool and stones of various shapes at the bottom of the pool, and occasionally a few small fish shuttling between the stones.

Seeing that it was her husband, Li Zijin suddenly smiled, and called softly: "Husband, why did you come back so early?" ”

Lin Chengzu sat quietly beside Li Zijin, with a little pain in his eyes, "Zijin ......"

"Husband, what's wrong?" Seeing the pain on his face, Li Zijin panicked and hurriedly asked.

didn't get a response from Lin Chengzu, but he was hugged tightly in his arms, and his arms hugged her a little tightly, almost out of breath.

"Husband, what the hell is going on?"

Then Lin Chengzu let her go, "It's okay, let's go to Lei Mansion now." ”

"So suddenly?" Li Zijin was a little dazed, not knowing what had happened to him, and his heart was flustered.

After arriving at Lei Mansion, Lin Chengzu asked Li Zijin to visit Lin Xia, and he went to Lei Biao's study.

As soon as he entered the door of the study, Lin Chengzu knelt in front of Lei Biao, bowed his head, "Ask my brother-in-law to help my little brother." ”

"Get up and speak." Lei Biao said lightly.

Lin Chengzu didn't get up when he heard this, and continued: "I came here today not only for the third brother to buy an official, but also for my father and fourth brother to kill Princess Jingning. ”

Hearing this, Lei Biao's paint-like sword eyebrows furrowed, "Are you sure?" ”

"It was my father and the fourth brother who said it themselves."

After being silent for a long time, Lei Biao said, "What is the purpose of your visit this time?" ”

Without waiting for Lin Chengzu to answer, there was a hurried knock on the door of the study.

The one who entered the door was a little maid, with a happy face, and said in a brisk tone: "Master, Madame asked me to come and inform Mr. Lin, saying that Mrs. Lin has just been diagnosed with joy!" ”

Lin Chengzu hurriedly got up from the ground, with a look of disbelief, "Really? Take me to see it! ”

Saying that, Lin Chengzu hurriedly went to Lin Xia's room, and Lei Biao followed closely behind.

As soon as he entered the door, Lin Chengzu saw Li Zijin biting his lip tightly, looking extremely excited, his eyes were moist, and his face was full of happy smiles.

"Husband......" Li Zijin called softly.

"Zijin, you really ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Zijin nodding excitedly, "I really have it!" ”

"How could it be all of a sudden?" Lin Chengzu was a little incredulous, he didn't see anything unusual about Li Zijin during this time.

Lin Xia saw their excited expressions because of the child, a warm current surged into her heart, and tears of happiness couldn't stop pouring out, and Lei Biao, who was provoked, quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her face for her, "Why are you crying?" ”

The party didn't cry, but Lin Xia cried, Li Zijin and Lin Chengzu only thought Lin Xia was cute, Lin Chengzu quipped: "Sister, Zijin didn't cry, why are you crying?" ”