Really......

After sending off Gui Gong and the others, Xu Chu took out the voice graphics that Xiao Qinglang had personally drawn before. I saw that on the painting paper, the woman's natural posture was stunning, and the eyebrows of the mantis moth were full of bewildering atmosphere, and the strokes were vivid, and she really deserved the title of Tianxianglou Oiran.

But who would have thought that such a fairy-looking person could quietly do so many shocking things. Not only has it disappeared for decades, but it has changed its temperament and appearance, and even changed its identity in front of others, no one can guess......

In fact, it is not difficult to think that after all, it is difficult to become beautiful when ugly, but it is extremely easy for a beauty to ruin her fairy-like appearance.

She took a long breath and looked out the window at the increasingly gloomy sky, but she didn't feel sleepy.

Yishantang is still quiet, and whether it is Xiao Qinglang or Xu Chu, it is no longer easy.

The next morning, the cold wind was expected, and an autumn rain made the weather even colder. However, Xu Chu didn't care much, and after washing up in a hurry, he went out to see Xiao Qinglang.

The case was tried again, and Xu Chu finally followed Xiao Mingzhu into the main hall of Yishan Hall, and then saw the guards escorting Dongmei and others to the side in turn to await trial.

"Lord Wang, since Dongmei has confessed to the crime, she can be arrested today, so why bother with it?" Cui Husheng, as a fellow intellectual, is now being overwhelmed by some maritime affairs, and he is really lacking in skills, and he is not willing to delay time at all.

Xiao Qinglang glanced at him casually, and then said: "This case is very involved, not only involving dozens of lives, isn't Lord Cui worried that this king will find out something?" ”

Because the murder of the officials of Jinzhou City has not yet been confirmed, and the impact is too deep, even if he has doubts, he cannot announce it.

Cui Husheng was taken aback when he heard this, and then saw that King Jing'an's face was calm, and his words were not slow. It's just that the dim eyes are full of coldness and fierceness, as if he has already seen everything, and the unwarranted pressure makes it difficult for him to resist.

He didn't dare to make another attempt, so he fell silent, just waiting for the female servant brought by King Jing'an to push the case.

"In this case, even if Dongmei has pleaded guilty, there are still several doubts." Xu Chu glanced at the Dongmei of Ai Ai, and then continued, "One, where did the crane top red come from, even if the winter plum was poisoned, who sent the crane top red used when the first Shunzi committed suicide. Or, who gave the medicine to make Junko disguise himself as suicide. Second, why did Shunzi refuse to speak again after seeing Dongmei. Third, where did the burns on the arms of the many victim women in the autopsy room come from, and what was it to hide. ”

Everyone listened to her question and looked at each other. In the end, Xiao Mingzhu answered and wondered: "Maybe Dongmei did it......" But after thinking about it for a while, she shook her head again, "But the third uncle has instructed the guards, and the idle people are not allowed to approach the coroner's room and the room where Shunzi is held, Dongmei has no chance." ”

She knew that Dongmei's whole body had been inspected by Rui Niang before she entered the mansion, and there were no sharp weapons and poisons except for the scars. After all, he temporarily lived in the backyard of the official office, and he could see the third uncle and himself, and the people below would never dare to scribble the inspection.

For a moment, there was silence in the hall. And Xu Chu handed Xiao Mingzhu a well-done look, and then said slowly: "I suspected Dongmei at first, first, because she was too calm, and secondly, because someone gave me a wrong hint, and used the burns on those female corpses to divert my attention. But it was this trace that exposed herself...... If it weren't for this scar, I'm afraid I really missed her, even if I wanted to break my head, I couldn't imagine that she was the person behind the scenes, ten years ago, she turned into white bones and raised a ghost to say Tianxianglou Furong......"

"I'm right, Rui Niang, or should I call you Fleur?" Xu Chu looked sideways at Rui Niang, ignoring the dumbfoundedness of others.

"This, this, this...... This is too ridiculous, the Song female official was brought by the prince from the capital, how could she commit a big case! ”

In the face of doubts, Xu Chu was not worried or anxious, but raised his head to interrupt the words of others, and then said: "The Song female official was born in the palace and has the best chance to get the poison of Heding Red. Moreover, that day Dongmei suddenly thanked the prince, I think it is indispensable to the credit of the Song female official. ”

"But that doesn't prove anything, the slave just thinks that Dongmei should go and thank her, and she can also ask the prince for mercy and have a good place to go in the future." Rui Niang's answer was not leaky, and she did not show her guilt, "Besides, the slave maid has served in the palace for many years and has never left the capital, so how can she commit a crime here?" ”

"But why didn't Dongmei wear that day again?" Xu Chu stared at her for a moment and said, "Back then, you were worried that Shunzi would turn against the water, so you could only take the risk of dressing Dongmei up as when you first tortured and killed Cheng Huan, implying that he was in the palace, and even making him wary of the prince." ”

"Do you remember how Dongmei was dressed that day?" Xu Chu no longer pressed Rui Niang, but turned around and bowed upward, and then asked.

Xiao Qinglang nodded, squinted his eyes and glanced at everyone in the hall slightly, and said coldly: "Light-colored emerald smoke shirt, scattered flowers, water mist and green grass pleated skirt, silver silk auspicious cloud hollow sachet, cloud sideburns and flowers and golden steps shake ......"

At this point, it dawned on him. Then, he handed Wei Guang the picture of the hibiscus left by Xu Chu last night, and asked Wei Guang to send it to all the adults to circulate.

"Not to mention that this kind of dress has long exceeded the boundaries of ordinary women, even if the prince of the Song Dynasty is trusted and rewarded, I am afraid that she will not wear such a dusty dress. On the contrary, it was described by the people of Tianxianglou that when Furong left Yunzhou City that day, she was dressed like that. ”

Her words were so soft and loud that they couldn't be refuted.

King Jing'an is known as the title of jade-faced Yama, and he has the ability to never forget. As soon as he opened his mouth, he naturally couldn't fake it.

Coupled with Xu Chu's inference, everyone was shocked, and their eyes kept falling on the female official Song, that is, Rui Niang.

"Hibiscus used to be a pipa girl, and it was a famous pillar of Tianxiang Building. Years of habits have destined her to be different, and that day you passed by because of my gaze on the subconscious, I only thought it was extremely beautiful, and I guessed that you learned the steps in the palace. But last night, when I met the same Oiran girl with the prince, I was shocked to realize that the steps you subconsciously showed were simply taught by the master of the workshop, not the very regular palace upbringing. Xu Chu's tone was not full of joy or anger, and said lightly, "Although Dongmei has flaws, the biggest flaw is that her hand shape is not the hand shape of learning pipa. On the contrary, I have seen your hand, with a flat left index finger and a long hand, which is perfect for playing lute-stringed instruments. ”

Rui Niang sneered: "There is no excuse for the crime you want to add." After that, she looked at Xiao Qinglang and kowtowed respectfully, "Lord, the slave maid is a female official personally selected by the Queen Mother to serve in the palace, and she has also served the Queen Mother, and she has been praised for being obedient and sensible, how can she endure unwarranted accusations now." ”

However, her words did not cause ripples in Xiao Qinglang's ears. Even if she did get praise, so what, it was just a casual remark from the nobles in the palace. In Xiao Qinglang's position, he has long been able to avoid being swayed by the will of others, unless he is the emperor, no one is enough for him to bend the law for personal gain.

Xiao Qinglang frowned slightly, but instead of supporting her will, he asked coldly: "Why don't you tell me first, what did Dongmei's outfit mean that day?" Where did you get the hollow sachet and the golden step? ”

The royal people are not as good as the side, and there are regulations on every move. And the female official is not enough to wear the golden step, and there are no female dependents in his house, so there has never been such a reward.

Song Ruiniang was silent, and her always calm face had a hint of fluctuation and panic at this time, she pursed her lips and said: "The slave doesn't know, maybe it was Dongmei who colluded with others. ”

Xu Chu didn't laugh angrily, and continued calmly: "The second point is that Shunzi committed suicide for the first time, except for the prince and me, only you have entered the room to deliver food to Shunzi. Later, I designed with the prince to pretend that the straight son was saved, and only you had the opportunity to enter to find out the truth. ”

"That's why there is a line of Dongmei dim sum shop. On that day, I asked Guo Dongmei if she was paid by the government, but she said that you lent her copper plates to buy things. If my guess is correct, you must have mentioned that the dim sum at the dim sum shop in the east of the city is cheap and delicious......" Xu Chu turned to look at Dongmei, "Otherwise, for a peasant girl who has never entered Yunzhou City and has been imprisoned, how would she know what dim sum can be bought with those copper plates?" ”

"Maybe it's just that she happened to enter the dim sum shop when she was wandering around blindly." Song Ruiniang was stunned for a moment, her face was unnatural, and even her voice was much sharper.

"But the prince has been sending people to follow Dongmei secretly, but when he saw her come out of the back door of the house, he went straight to the east of the city."

Speaking of this, Dongmei finally reacted, and glanced at Song Ruiniang with teary eyes, but she didn't know what to say. After a long time, he kowtowed heavily and said, "Miss Xu, it was my crime that I committed, and Song ...... The Song female official has nothing to do with it. ”

"Dongmei, can you justify such a lie?" Xu Chu coldly interrupted her confession, and directly pierced her, "You are indeed at fault, but you are wrong at believing the wrong person, who knows that if she is Furong, then the real murderer of all murders is her." But you not only used it for her, concealed it for her, and even convicted her, I ask you, are you worthy of your father and brother? ”

Dongmei's face became more and more pale, and she opened her mouth but didn't say anything more. It's just that the tears never stopped, and it seemed to be extremely painful.

"Rui Niang, that is, the female official Song, was burned, and you said that it was injured when you were helping the kitchen that day......"

"Yes, the slave maid boiled water that day and accidentally burned her arm." Rui Niang suppressed the panic in her heart and replied calmly.

Xu Chu shook his head and continued: "I don't know how to boil water to hurt my arm, but I know that there is a difference between an unintentional burn and a deliberate and purposeful burn. Do you dare to have the doctor examine your injuries? ”

At this time, Yishantang was dead silent, and no one dared to say much, even the prefect and the two adults with the same knowledge kept silent, for fear that they would get into trouble. After all, it is a matter of the palace and the court, and if you are not careful, you will probably cause the disaster of extermination.

"If I'm not mistaken, the burn on your arm should be three inches above your wrist, like a cloud......"

"If you quibble again, just let Dongmei play a song. Although I don't have a different rhythm, I have also heard the deeds of Tianxianglou Furong that moved the world. What Xu Chu said was the deeds of the sect in several states twenty years ago when the head of the sect was selected to determine the status of the sect.

Seeing that Song Ruiniang and Dongmei were silent, she couldn't help but shake her head and look at Xiao Qinglang with an attitude of not admitting her guilt.

Sure enough, Xiao Qinglang was prepared, and waved his hand to bring the pipa and other things used by the servants in the house. At this time, Dongmei was forced to be at a loss and had the heart to admit her guilt, but the only way was probably to say in public that she was Furong's identity.

However, she is only a halfway monk, and even if she learns the fur, she also plays one or two when she meets Yake. Now, even if you bite the bullet, you can play the simplest minor key, where can you play any earth-shattering tunes.

Thinking like this, Dongmei naturally didn't dare to take the pipa, and in the end, her already stiff back suddenly collapsed under Xu Chu's gaze, and the whole person collapsed.

In fact, if there is enough time, Xu Chu and the two of them get along longer, these clues will inevitably be discovered. For example, even if Dongmei learned musical instruments in another courtyard, she also knows a little about pipa, but if she is the best among pipa artists, she is far from it.

Another example is Song Ruiniang, no matter how deep the hiding is, some clues will be revealed. Whether it's a gait or a tattoo.

It's just that time doesn't wait, and Song Ruiniang was in a hurry to get out and pointed the finger at Dongmei little by little, which made Xu Chu have an illusion.

However, the resumption of the French Open is precisely because she hides her identity and is extremely weak. So after Xu Chu casually asked if she was injured, she panicked. even, in a panic, he went to do something to those corpses.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu couldn't help but have cold eyes, not sympathizing with her or Dongmei, but indignant at those women who died in vain. Think about it, if it weren't for this group of unscrupulous people, they would probably live the days of male farmers and women weaving, cooking meals every day and waiting for their families to come home, or working as female workers to supplement the family.

But now? For the sake of the selfish desires of those people, they live without seeing the light of day. Even a few villages that should have been smooth and quiet have become closed, closed and even weird and terrifying.

She had consulted the relevant files, and the ghost villages seemed to have fallen silent overnight. The result of the quiet silence, Xu Chu also had a guess, it was nothing more than wanton slaughter, arbitrary torture and beating, so that good people lived in fear all the time.

Song Ruiniang's face was pale, and her voice was hoarse and cold, "So what!" The slave was given by the queen mother in the palace, is it at the disposal of your little pariah? Or, the dignified King Jing'an may not be the Queen Mother's decree? ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, their faces suddenly fell silent and dark. Only Xiao Qinglang's expression remained unchanged, he only indifferently fiddled with the teacup in his hand, and said in a calm tone: "This king is in charge of the three law divisions and the inner court, and he has the right to detect good and evil. You deceived the Queen Mother's eyes, how dare you rely on the Queen Mother to ignore the law of the country now? ”