Chapter 80: Questioning Xiao Cui
Chen Ling sat in the windward building and ate lunch, and glanced at Ouyang Yu on the other side of the table: "Are you ready?" ”
"Ready." Ouyang Yu said while eating, "The chef here has two hands, and the new dishes this time are in line with the appetite of the king." ”
Of course! It was a steak that Chen Ling brought from the 21st century, absolutely pure, absolutely delicious!
She only said: "Eat more, it should be the last time I practice for you." ”
When he was about to finish eating, Chen Zhuyuan pushed the door in, and said anxiously on his face: "Lingling is not good!" A group of men in black came out to rob the Dharma field......"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Ling interrupted impatiently: "This is to be expected. ”
"It's not!" Chen Zhuyuan shook his head, and his voice was raised a few points, "Wang Xueming has been robbed!" ”
Chen Ling was shocked at this time: "What did you say?" Taken away? We set up so many people! How could it be robbed?! ”
Ouyang Yu was also surprised: "That Huang Xiaolin is so powerful, can he defeat a hundred?" ”
Chen Ling arranged a thousand Praetorian Guards around the court, thinking that he would be captured, but now he has lost his wife and broken his soldiers. It's not like she's going to make a mistake.
Seeing the two of them like this, the prince swallowed the words that he just wanted to ask, sat on the side, took a sip of the tea handed by the maid, and said depressedly: "Someone has made a mess in their food, so that they can't use their true anger and can't catch up, so they let them escape in the suburbs." ”
"Drugged en masse?" Chen Ling raised his eyebrows, "Who did it?" ”
Chen Zhuyuan looked at her, and his lips pursed slightly: "They all said that before the operation, a maid sent them tea and water to practice on your orders, but is there such a thing?" ”
Chen Ling blinked: "I have never arranged it like this. Who is so bold, I must find her out! ”
She hurried back to the Virgen Pavilion. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a line of Praetorian Guards bowing their heads and waiting for punishment, and asked, "Is there a maidservant girl who brings you water?" ”
The Praetorian Guards all nodded. Then the leader stood up and hugged her fists and said: "We didn't capture the murderer, and let the hostages escape, and I am willing to accept the punishment." ”
Chen Ling raised his right hand: "I am also responsible for this matter." Yu Fu is now my lord's feed, but he let the spies get in, which is really dereliction of duty! Today, I will find out the murderer and give the prince and you an explanation! Tell me what the woman looks like and how she dresses? ”
Hearing her words, the eyes of the leader of the Praetorian Guard lit up, and his depressed mood because of the plot turned a little clearer, and his good impression of Chen Ling also increased a little, and he hugged his fists and said: "It's a petite girl in cyan clothes." ”
Chen Ling nodded, saw another Praetorian Guard step forward, and added, "I met a few times when I was patrolling the kitchen, and about half of them have seen more than half of them here. ”
"So you let your guard down?" Chen Ling narrowed his eyes, and his voice was slightly cold.
The leader of the Praetorian Guard bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "It's the negligence of his subordinates." ”
When the prince behind her heard this, his brows furrowed, and before he went to look for her, he interrogated the Praetorian Guards, and he couldn't help but be suspicious of her. But this time, I felt that I was wrong. Thinking about it, she cares so much about the truth of the case, how can she let the tiger go back?
At this moment, Ju'er walked over: "His Royal Highness the Prince, all the maids in the palace have already arrived and are waiting in the hall." ”
With that, he glanced at Chen Ling and walked behind her.
Chen Ling said directly: "You all go in, take a closer look and take a closer look, and help me see which maid is guilty of it!" ”
So they all went to the hall together, and every girl looked at it carefully, and finally found the maid in a small corner.
Chen Ling sent everyone away, threw the girl in the hall, and looked at the leader: "Is that her?" Emily? ”
"Yes." The leader said with extreme seriousness.
Ju'er suddenly had a cold face and said to Xiao Cui: "Xiao Cui, what do you say is going on?!" ”
Xiao Cui reacted after a moment's pause, and immediately said, "No! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty the Holy Maiden, has nothing to do with me! I didn't bring water to them to drink! ”
"Nothing to do with you?" Chen Ling sneered, "So many pairs of eyes recognize the wrong person?" ”
Chen Zhuyuan also said: "Xiaocui, who instructed you to do this?" ”
"No, I really don't!" Just now I heard that the eldest lady said that the law field was robbed and the Praetorian Guards were drugged, and then Ju'er asked all the maids to assemble with great fanfare, and wanted to stand behind to watch the play, but she never thought that they all identified her, "Today, the slaves and maids are all handling chores in the kitchen, and the cooks and maids all know, how can I have time to come out and deliver water!" ”
Chen Ling glanced at the prince, saw that his eyes flashed with doubts, and asked, "Then tell me, what have you done this day, and who are you with?" If it hadn't been you, the prince and I wouldn't have wronged you. ”
The prince nodded in obscurity.
Xiaocui's face was embarrassed, looked at the crowd around her, and still said: "The eldest lady got up early, she was a little hungry, and she wanted to drink some white porridge, so she asked the slave maid and the cook to get up." After boiling the white porridge, the slave maid took it to the courtyard of the eldest lady, and then returned to the kitchen, cleaned up, selected vegetables and washed vegetables, and cooked breakfast......"
After she finished speaking, Ju'er asked, "Miss, do you want to ask the eldest lady to come out and ask?" ”
"Well, by the way, bring the other witnesses with you." After that, she looked at Xiao Cui, saw her kneeling on the ground straight, and hooked her lips slightly, "Xiao Cui, when did you get up and get out of the kitchen, and when did you enter the yard of the eldest lady, and when did you come out?" ”
Xiao Cui's face stiffened slightly, lowered her head and said, "At the door of the third quarter of the year, I arrived at the courtyard of the eldest lady with about a stick of incense, and then went out of the courtyard...... I accidentally fell on the road, thinking that it was still early, so I went back to change my clothes and wash my body...... About three o'clock went to the kitchen. ”
Chen Ling raised his eyebrows: "Who do you live with?" ”
"With Momo." Xiao Cui said.
At this moment, Ju'er called the two cooks in the kitchen and Yu Xin's master and servant to come to the lobby, walked to Chen Ling's side and said lightly: "The day before yesterday, Xiao Tao and I asked for leave, saying that the old mother at home was seriously ill and had to go back to visit for a few days before coming back." ”
"That is, you were alone all this time, and there were no other witnesses?" The crown prince frowned and glanced at the leader: "Tell me when you were drugged?" ”
The leader clenched his fists and said, "It's two o'clock." ”
Yu Xin glanced at the woman on the ground, glanced at the angry Chen Zhuyuan, and said gently, "Brother Prince, what's wrong?" ”
Before the prince could speak, Chen Ling said with a smile: "Sister, Xiaocui said that you got up early this morning and wanted to drink porridge, so she ordered someone to go to the kitchen." Then she went to your yard and stayed in your room until three o'clock, and she did not know whether it was true or not. ”
Yu Xin chuckled lightly and was about to speak, but saw Xiao Cui scream, grabbed her skirt and said, "The slave didn't stay in the eldest lady's courtyard for so long!" ”