Just when the two of them looked solemn and pondering, Tang Qiaozheng came in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed his hand, and after saluting, he said in a slightly excited tone: "Lord Wang, just now Shaoqing of Dali Temple sent someone back, saying that he found out where the official silver came from. ”

"Where?" Xiao Qinglang looked at Tang Qiaozheng and paused slightly, "Isn't it from the Ning family of the Protector Mansion?" ”

Tang Qiaozheng was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "The prince is really wise, that official silver is really from the Protector's Mansion." Moreover, the government doctor also proved that a few days ago, the Marquis of Huguo recurred due to the recurrence of the old disease of the heart in a hurry, so he asked Aunt Hong to get a lot of medicine containing the turtle. ”

"In addition, on the side of Furong Building, on the day of the crime, only Aunt Hong from the Protector's Mansion went to buy food, and the meal was exactly the type of food that Lord Xu checked the remaining food in Dong Ruiyang's stomach that day. Therefore, Xia Guan thinks that whether it is the dim sum that the prince wants to investigate, or the poisoning and death of Dong Ruiyang, it is inseparable from the Protector Mansion! ”

As Tang Qiao was talking, he gave up his hand again, and said with great ambition, "The prince once said in a secret letter to his subordinates that the person who planned a big case like Jinzhou City must be a very powerful person in the capital. And the Protector Marquis is just a high-ranking and powerful person, although he has retired to the court for many years, he still has a very high influence in the army."

It's no wonder that he can't hide his excitement, in the past two days, everything has not gone well for the three law divisions. First of all, Dong Ruiyang's use of evil magic to make alchemy broke out, and there were many rumors outside, and even the royal family was once involved. Then, it was in the Dong family courtyard that Sensen white bones were found, but this compartment had not yet been resolved, and the chamber was found in Danding Temple, full of ravines of white bones and strange dried corpses. Then, there was a sensitive person like Dong Ruiyang who died in prison. Subsequently, it was the prince and Lord Xu who almost fell into the calculations of others. This one thing has no beginning or end, and it is really anxious.

Now, the protector has been involved, and with a series of clues, there is no doubt that the truth is about to surface. If the Marquis of the Protector really had the intention of rebellion and manipulated so many cases, then this matter would undoubtedly be the biggest and most shocking case since he was promoted to Dali Siqing. When the time comes, he will not dare to say that he will not be reprimanded by the emperor for his poor handling of the case.

Xiao Qinglang tapped his finger on the desk in front of him, and after a while, he raised his head and asked, "What did the Protector say?" ”

"Master Su of Dali Temple, Shaoqing, is still in the Hou Mansion, but I heard from the official who returned to the palace that the attitude of the Marquis of the Protector is not good, and he shirks everything. However, Aunt Hong has already confessed, and she has also taken out a few herbs that have not yet had time to be boiled, and after the government doctor and the doctor of the pharmacy have identified it, it has been determined that there is no turtle in it. And the content of the turtle in those herbs, if used in one place, is enough to kill people! ”

"And the little guy who delivered the meal was the little guy in Aunt Hong's yard, and after being identified by the two officials who guarded Dong Ruiyang in prison, it was undoubted."

Because the medicine used by the Protector to treat old diseases and old injuries is mostly a prescription, and it has not changed much so far. So, it's not a hassle to track it down.

As for the little guy, it is easier to identify, and only a few pieces of evidence are needed. The little guy is not a hard-headed person, and as soon as he was interrogated, he explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that Aunt Hong went to buy the dishes of Furong House at the behest of the Marquis of Huguo that day, and then mixed it with powdered turtles. Immediately, she instructed the little servant to pretend to be a partner, wait in front of the door of the Furong Building, and after seeing the servant, she stepped forward to introduce the person into the box of the Furong Building, and finally he sent the food to Dong Ruiyang in the name of the man.

That's why, Furong Lou said that no one went to order meals for the people in prison. The people who guarded Dong Ruiyang saw the guys delivering food, but they didn't see the people who went to Furong Tower. The official who went to Furong Mansion didn't necessarily have any selfish intentions, but he was probably confused, and he didn't know what went wrong in the middle.

In this regard, the Protector did not deny it.

"Have you ever heard this with your own eyes or ears under the orders of the Protector?" Xiao Qinglang's expression was slightly gloomy, and he asked in a solemn tone.

There is no reason why he is not cautious about this matter, and he does not say that the Protector Marquis has military merits, but only that the Protector Marquis has been in charge of the Gyeonggi military power since the case of the Northern Xinjiang Envoy Corps, so if it is not certain, it is really difficult to move him. What's more, Xiao Qinglang still has a personal relationship with Suning Bai, so he can't be cautious.

Tang Qiaozheng nodded and said, "That little guy said that when Aunt Hong was ordering him, there was indeed a man in the room, very similar to the Marquis of the Protector. Later, when he went back after finishing his errands, he happened to bump into the Protector in the courtyard of Aunt Hong, and the Protector did not pay attention to his accusation in a hurry, but at that time, the Protector fell a sachet from his sleeve pocket."

As he spoke, Tang Qiaozheng put the sachet on with both hands.

After Lord Su's inquiry, many people in the house recognized that the sachet was sewn by hand when Mrs. Hou was there. It was precisely after seeing this ironclad evidence that the Protector confessed. ”

Xiao Qinglang took the sachet, but saw that the female worker who sewed the sachet was not good, the stitches were thick, and the embroidery on it was also very rough, and at first glance, it was really impossible to see what was embroidered. However, if you look closely, you can guess that it is a pair of mandarin ducks

Mandarin duck, a symbol of husband and wife, it would not be surprising if the protector recognized it as his. However, Xiao Qinglang's expression did not relax, and even his eyebrows tightened a little.

He looked at the sachet in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

This sachet

Just when the room fell silent, a guard suddenly came to report, saying that Master Su, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, had sent someone back to ask to see the prince.

It wasn't until the servant who passed the word entered the door that everyone heard him say, "Lord Wang, Lord Tang, Lord Xu, the Marquis of the Protector has confessed, he admitted that Dong Ruiyang's death was bought by him!" ”

Xiao Qinglang's eyes narrowed, and the fingers tapping on the table suddenly stopped.

"You mean, Hou Ning Changping pleaded guilty?"

"Yes, for the sake of prudence, Master Su has asked many times, and he is sure that he did it himself."

"What do the people in the house say?"

The porter said that the protector of the country had not returned until the evening after leaving the house. It's just that the Marquis of the Protector has never been to the military department, and he does not admit to visiting friends, so his whereabouts are a mystery. ”

"Besides, has anyone ever been to the Protector's Mansion today?"

"No, don't say that no one has visited, and according to the housekeeper, even the woman who delivered the food has not been there today. Most of the dishes in the Hou Mansion are delivered every three days, and today is not the time to deliver the dishes, so the back door of the Hou Mansion is not open."

In other words, it is impossible for someone to disguise themselves as someone else to infiltrate the Hou Mansion.

"Lord Wang, what's wrong?" Xu Chu whispered from the side.

Xiao Qinglang heard Xu Chu's voice, shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "Temporarily bring the Protector back to the Three Law Divisions, treat him with courtesy, and later this king will personally interrogate." ”

The official got the right word, gave it up, and then left in a hurry.

However, after the official retired, Xiao Qinglang instructed Tang Qiaozheng to personally interrogate the Taoist brought back from Dandingguan.

After Tang Qiao was leaving, Xu Chu asked softly, "Lord Wang, is there anything wrong with that sachet?" ”

Xiao Qinglang let out a long breath and said, "This sachet, I have seen it in Ning Subai!" ”

Speaking of which, it was still when Ning Subai was young, when Ning Subai was bullied and had just been admitted to the palace to study with the prince. At that time, anyone who could study with the prince was the son of a powerful and wealthy family, and no matter which one of them, he thought very highly of himself.

And when he went to the prince's office, he happened to see Ning Subai arguing with people with his neck up, saying that he was a person with a mother, not a wild child. In order to prove what he said, he took out a sachet from his body on the spot, which was not new, but it was not exquisite, and it was not even finished. At that time, he caused a lot of ridicule for this sachet.

Xiao Qinglang said, pointed to the place where the purse was closed, and said, "The stitches here are obviously different from other places, they should have been sewn by Ning Subai himself."

In fact, this sachet was sewn by Mrs. Huguo Hou herself, but everyone in the world knows that Mrs. Huguo Hou is not good at female workers, so the sewn sachet naturally can't be used. Although the Marquis of the Protector was in love with her at the beginning, he never wore it because of his face. However, the things that the protector marquis put on the cabinet finally became Ning Subai's thoughts about his mother's early death, and the sachet was carried with him every day after that.

Things get to this point, and it's impossible not to face them.

Just when Xu Chu nodded and pondered, Xiao Qinglang suddenly got up, so that Xu Chu had to look up at him and ask a little sluggishly, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Qinglang looked back at her, and said word by word, "Go and see Ning Changping, the protector of the country!" ”

Ning Changping is the Marquis of the Protector of the Country, and his official position is not low among the generals, and it is impossible for a Tang Qiaozheng to get anything from him.

In fact, he was right, in the interrogation room at this time, the Marquis of the Protector was sitting on a stool as steady as Mount Tai, not caring at all about the cold environment around him and Tang Qiaozheng, whose face was condensed.

It wasn't until Tang Qiaozheng was induced that he slowly rolled his eyelids and glanced at Tang Qiaozheng, his expression was indifferent, and his eyes were inexplicably gloomy.

"Needless to say, I got rid of Dong Ruiyang, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Tang Qiaozheng raised his chin slightly, signaled that the paperwork was recorded, and then asked, "Then why did you kill him, and how did you kill him?" ”

"What the Dong family did back then, the heavens were angry and the people were angry, and the gods and men were angry, so why not do I eradicate the scourge of the Dong family for the people? What's more, if it weren't for the Dong family's secret tricks, how could I not have had time to rush back to the capital to see my wife for the last time? This grudge, if I don't kill the Dong family, how can I leak it! Ning Changping, the protector of the country, sneered, "Everyone in the world knows that the emperor is in a dilemma about Dong Ruiyang, but I know that in the end, the emperor will still let him go." This matter, no matter what, I can't bear it. ”