Chapter 55: Sparse Shadows (Part II)

However, it was this that made her see more and more clearly how the person walking in front of her was self-revealed. Splendid robes, but they do not carry the extravagance and nobility that the children of the powerful children of the Great Zhou Dynasty love, nor do they carry the gold and nobility that the nobles value. Between the roundabouts, there is only his own posture and uprightness.

Looking at it, Xu Chu couldn't help but be a little dazed. Xiao Qinglang is really an existence that even God loves......

"Sister Xu?" Xiao Mingzhu, who had been talking to himself for a long time, saw that Xu Chu was stunned and didn't react, so he couldn't help but raise his voice slightly and shouted. Let Xiao Qinglang, who was walking in front, subconsciously look back in confusion.

Naturally, looking at each other, the light in her eyes fell on Xu Chu's eyes, and she blushed instantly, and turned her head to the side with an embarrassed expression.

Xiao Qinglang, who originally felt that Xu Chu was a few steps behind and was a little displeased, was inexplicably pleased by Xu Chu's performance. He chuckled and raised his eyebrows to withdraw his gaze, but the pleasure in his eyes was stronger.

However, when Xu Chu heard that chuckle, he felt that his scalp was numb and itchy, and he didn't know whether to look up or continue to pretend not to care.

It didn't take long for the group to arrive at the room where Junko was. In the room, two guards were kneeling in the middle of the embarrassed woman, and Rui Niang, who was pale and had been medicated with gauze on her head, and the house doctor who was waiting on the side.

After all, it is the place where the prince and the royal family stay, even the layout of the guest rooms is extremely exquisite, especially in a few places near the Shaohua Courtyard where Xiao Qinglang is located, which is even more open and tidy.

At this time, the prefect and governor of Yunzhou, who got the news, and the master of the yamen who recorded the details of the trial were already waiting around. Seeing Xiao Qinglang coming slowly, everyone hurriedly saluted.

Xiao Qinglang sat down and looked at Xu Chu to signal her to start.

In front of people, Xu Chu naturally would not act recklessly and casually, she curtsied, and then handed the half bowl of decoction that had not been completely overturned to the house doctor, and said, "Please check this decoction to see if there is a highly poisonous crane top red in this decoction." ”

Hearing the three words Hedinghong, the doctor was suddenly shocked, and looked at King Jing'an, but saw that King Jing'an's face was as usual, so he trembled and carefully took a silver needle to test for poison.

I saw that in a few breaths, the silver needle, which was still shiny, was instantly attached with a layer of black.

"This decoction is poisonous, only the arsenic ingredient contained in Heding Red can cause such a ......" The house doctor knelt down respectfully and replied, only cold sweat rippled on his forehead, but he didn't see the prince questioning, and he didn't dare to easily open his mouth again to emphasize that his prescription did not have this medicine.

Xu Chu nodded with satisfaction, looked at Rui Niang, who was injured on the other side and had no energy, and asked, "Rui Niang, do you know who attacked you?" What was the situation then? ”

"It's Dongmei's little hooves that stun the slave." Rui Niang kowtowed, glanced at Dongmei, and said 1510, "Most of the people in the house eat after noon, and Dongmei scooped soup for the slave maid to drink, but the slave maid has never used soup for lunch, so she didn't take it." After noon, when the slave maid boiled the decoction and wanted to send it, she was knocked unconscious, and when she fainted, the slave and maid clearly saw that there was a peach-colored embroidery on the hem of the man's skirt......

"And the Luo skirt worn by Dongmei alone in the house is embroidered with pink flowers." Her words were eloquent, even a little gnashing of teeth.

It is also said that most of the people in the house know that Rui Niang treats Dongmei very well, because of Dongmei's experience, she feels sorry for her, and many jobs are willing to teach her to do, even if it is the habits of some nobles, they are taught one by one, for fear that she will collide with someone who is amazing one day.

Everyone followed Rui Niang's gaze, and sure enough, they saw the unconcealed peach on the embarrassed winter plum skirt.

This can be regarded as a stolen person, but Dongmei did not admit her guilt, but looked down with red circles under her eyes, and waited for Rui Niang's voice to fall, she looked at it with tears in her eyes, shook her head again and again, and said blankly: "I don't know...... It's not me, it's Rui Niang who asked me to help deliver the medicine. ”

Xu Chu squinted, his gaze wandered between the two of them, and finally fell on the gauze on Rui Niang's forehead that was still oozing blood.

"The prince has already arrested the three bandits who hijacked the dim sum shop in the east of the city......"

When she heard about the Yu family's dim sum shop, Dongmei, who had been shouting grievances, was stunned, and immediately looked at Rui Niang beside her in a daze.

Xu Chu stood aside, taking in the looks of the two of them, and waited until Dongmei knelt down in a daze before saying: "That day's autopsy I found that all the murdered women had burn marks on their arms, either deep or shallow, as if they were trying to cover up something. But on your arm, it is undoubtedly clean. ”

"And Junko had already spoken that day, but after you asked to see her, she suddenly kept silent." Xu Chu looked at Dongmei, and then stepped forward and pulled her somewhat soaked sleeves, and then took a silver needle to investigate, and sure enough, the silver needle was wrapped in wet sleeves, and it turned black after a while.

At this time, there was silence in the hall, and the occasional exchange of words was full of puzzlement. is good, why did Dongmei suddenly kill people?

"Yes, I want to kill him, he has killed so many people in all his ways, but the prince and Miss Xu have to go to great lengths to save him." A touch of embarrassment and grief flashed in Dongmei's eyes, her face showed resentment, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I know you want to spare his life, but how can I be willing?" ”

She staggered her gaze to Xu Chu, her hands hanging on the ground were clenched tightly, her eyes were red as if she was helpless and her heart was like ashes.

"Are you unwilling to let him live, or are you more afraid that he will shake more secrets?" Xu Chu looked at Dongmei expressionlessly, seeing that her face was distorted and resentful, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Yes, Furong!" ”

Xu Chu once made a psychological portrait of Furong's behavior, he was jealous and paranoid, but he was extremely good at disguise. Such a person is the most contradictory, but since she can appear many times, it means that this person should be near Yunzhou City, otherwise it will be difficult to solicit business in the other courtyard.

At that time, Tianxianglou did not find her whereabouts, and the other courtyard had already been empty, and no suspicious person was found. There are only extremely expensive nourishing and skin care products left in the Furong Temple, and there are some incense pills and ...... that are difficult to buy It doesn't make a human skin mask.

It is not feasible to act with a human skin mask, and I am afraid that Furong has also been deceived by charlatans. But even if you can't change your makeup, you can still do it if you make it a little easier in makeup.

She looked at Dongmei and saw that her face was a little old after only a few days, which should be the reason for losing all kinds of nourishment. In fact, no matter how well she disguised herself, the slightly loose skin on the back of her hand was enough to reveal many secrets.

"Shunzi once confessed that Furong did not die that year, but died by her pregnant personal maid Chenghuan. Cheng Huan not only suffered the pain of caesarean section, but was also tortured and killed, and in the end, Ling Chi was only left with a white bone by Fleur's anger. ”

"Even if you're right, what does that have to do with me?"

"Furong is jealous by nature, and she is extremely vindictive, just because Chengle and Chenghuan look the same, she hinted at the end that Shunzi Chengle had two hearts and asked him to clean up the portal. After that, Furong, who had been in contact with Junzi, disappeared out of thin air, and Dongmei, who appeared in front of him again, was so afraid that he would rather die than speak again. ”

Xu Chu stared at Dongmei tightly, seeing that her expression was shocked and surprised, it seemed that this surprise was not because of the case she reasoned, but because of ...... It's the kind of discomfort that comes after being framed and betrayed.

She frowned, no longer spoke, but continued to say slowly: "Let me sort it out, ten years ago, Furong dissected the belly of her personal maid Chenghuan to get a son, and then gathered a group of bandits to rob the house, and even kidnapped the beautiful woman to hide under the mass grave, and then did unsightly flesh and blood. Then the prince and I were led by Chengle to investigate the case, just in case, you threatened the lives of Chengle and Shunzi's son, and let Chengle die. Partial, because of the resentment in your heart, resentment that Chenghuan had robbed your benefactor, so you didn't let go of Chengle easily. ”

"The corpses buried behind the Hibiscus Inn are probably a few adults who have discovered the secrets of your inn, or officials who have gained benefits but do not want to become your puppets. Am I right? ”

Dead silence flashed in Dongmei's eyes, and she hung her head weakly and was silent, only the floating of a big gasp let people know that she was still alive.

Without waiting for Xu Chu to continue to deduce, she said in a hoarse voice: "I...... Plead guilty...... I ordered Li Bo to kill a few people. ”

As soon as she spoke, Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, but the expression that seemed to be smiling instead of smiling, full of dark and dead silence, made Xu Chu's brows wrinkle more and more.

It stands to reason that at the moment, Dongmei not only sent Hedinghong's decoction, but also had residual poison hidden in her body. Plus on her arm, different signs from the victims. All kinds of evidence point to her.

More importantly, with the appearance of the shopkeeper of the dim sum shop, and Li Bo and others relieved their mouths after being tortured, they all recognized that Dongmei was the person behind the scenes who had been manipulating the Furong Inn and other courtyards to make a living, that is, the once smash hit Furong.

didn't say anything about it, but only said that the dim sum shop was corrected by a few mouthfuls, saying that the bandit Li Bo pointed out that he should connect with Dongmei, and also gave Dongmei the wrapped things, which is enough to explain the problem.

There will be no crane crown red in the house for no reason, and before Dongmei entered the house, she had changed her clothes, and there was no place to hide drugs.

That...... What the hell is except for the error.

After Dongmei signed and was detained, when she was stayed, she also glanced at Xu Chu with a complicated expression, as if she was relieved and disappointed. But in the end, she just bit her lower lip, struggled to kowtow to Xu Chu, and then followed the guards down.

Xu Chu frowned and rubbed his head. She always felt that things were still strange, so instinctively she looked at the female official Rui Niang, who didn't say a word later. But seeing Rui Niang's calm expression and frank appearance, coupled with her identity background, Xu Chu had to suppress the suspicion of the exit.