Chapter 637: One Corpse, Two Lives
In a slight turn of his mind, Pei Shu was already moving forward.
I don't want to, before I entered the gate of the prison, the exclamation that had been raised came again, sharp and piercing: "Mingxin, is it you?" Isn't it you?! Isn't it you! ”
First doubted, then questioned, then angry, the voice broke through the night, straight into the ear drums, and even the noise rose sharply, mixed with the sound of tearing and snoring, as if someone was making trouble, and the inner supervisor of the criminal prison was stopping the incident.
Pei Shu sank his face.
He could hear it, the scream had an obvious Shandong accent, and it should be the people of Xiangyunzhai.
Speaking of which, Xiangyunzhai was also involved this time, and the reason for this is still in Shandong.
When Pei Shu and others investigated the case of the eldest princess's rebellion, there was also a message from Shandong: Among the several sums of money flowing to King Kang, one of the sources vaguely pointed to Zixiang Yunzhai.
It's just that this has not been confirmed, it is only a suspicion.
But even so, it's no small thing.
Xiangyun Zhai is owned by Guo Wan, the son of the East Palace, and Guo Wan is the wife of Guo Zhun Yuan, who is attached to the horse, and it is inextricably linked with the eldest princess's mansion and Xingjibo's mansion.
No matter how much Emperor Yuan Jia is a Ming Jun, how can he ignore the threat on the side of the couch?
Guo Wan was immediately placed under house arrest, and now she is locked up with the eldest princess and his wife.
When his thoughts turned to this, Pei Shu suddenly realized why he felt that the name Mingxin was familiar.
Isn't that the maid involved in the Gu Dafu murder case back then?
Later, she was bought by Guo Wan, followed Guo Wan for more than a year, and then was released, and finally, she was nowhere to be found.
How did she get caught too?
He clearly remembered that there was no such person in the list.
With one palm, he pushed away the inner prison that was gathered at the door to watch the bustle, Pei Shu strode into the threshold of the criminal prison, and in an instant, a breath mixed with musty, bloody and rotten smells came to his face, which was not much worse than the strange smell in the mortuary.
Pei Shu's face did not change, and he walked in without pause.
This prison is the place where prisoners are held in the palace, and the smell is naturally not too good, and he has been here before, so he is not afraid of being frightened by this smell.
"Who is Mingxin?" After entering the door, Pei Shu asked in a deep voice, looking around.
"It's her! That's her! "A woman in a white dress and a green dress who was erected by two small prisoners, stared at a certain place with red eyes, and her teeth were bitten and bloody.
"Her name is Lu Yi, and she is the steward of Xiangyun Zhai." He Tingzheng walked over at this time, and pointed to the opposite side of Lu Yi: "Just now, Lu Yi suddenly grabbed Liu Yue'er and called her 'Mingxin'." ”
Pei Shu nodded quietly.
That Liu Yue'er was being held by two small prisoners, her feet were dragging the floor, her head was soft and leaned back, revealing a yellow and white face, as if she had fainted.
After staring at her for a moment, Pei Shu raised his eyebrows: "Come on, get some mung bean noodles and mix them with water, and wipe her face clean." ”
Ordinary tricks of the rivers and lakes, as long as he knows the doorway, he can always see through it, and at this moment, he can see at a glance that Mingxin has undergone a simple disguise.
Pei Shu was the person appointed by Emperor Yuanjia, he spoke, and the inner supervisors did not dare to disobey him, and soon someone brought everything and wiped it on Mingxin's face.
After the water was cleaned, everyone saw that Aunt Liu's complexion was a little whiter, and the cinnabar mole was gone.
"This mole is glued." A petty supervisor flew to report.
Pei Shu sighed "hmm" and looked at the face in front of him.
It is indeed a clear mind.
He had seen her more than once, and was impressed, though not too deep.
He looked at Lu Yi with an expressionless face: "Do you recognize her?" ”
"Yes, the people's daughter recognizes her, she is Mingxin, this slut has ignored the owner's money, and the people's daughter has lost money for her!" Lu Yi's eyes breathed fire, and she struggled to rush over, but was held down by the two little prisoners.
It can be seen that the noise just now was caused by her.
Pei Shu's expression did not move, and he only asked lightly: "What kind of money did Ming Xin have?" ”
"Xiangyun Zhai's profit from the year before last, the whole seven thousand taels!" Lu Yi replied immediately, glaring at Mingxin through gritted teeth, if no one pulls her, she is afraid that she will be able to pounce and bite off a few pieces of meat from the other party.
Pei Shu stood with his hands in his hands, but he felt a little strange in his heart.
As far as he knew, it was suspected that the silver taels that flowed out of Xiangyunzhai were also this amount.
How coincidental?
Could it be that the silver that flowed out had something to do with Mingxin?
He narrowed his eyes.
If this is the case, this clear mind will be judged in the first instance.
"My lord, Aunt Liu...... Mingxin seems to be a little wrong. He Tingzheng's voice suddenly came from beside him, low and deep: "My lord, please look at her feet." ”
Pei Shu came back to his senses, stared at it, and his face changed slightly.
There is a big pool of blood gathered at Mingxin's feet!
He gasped, and then looked at Mingxin's complexion, white and gray, with a dead breath, and his chest barely rose and fell.
"Go and call the doctor, carry the person outside, and find an empty room for her to lie down." Pei Shu commanded sharply, and his face was difficult to see.
He was negligent.
Fang Cai saw Mingxin fainting, he thought it was caused by Lu Yi's scuffle, who thought she was sick?
If you look closely, you can find that there is a fresh bloodstain on the ground, speckled and dotted, extending from the gate of the courtyard to Mingxin's feet, which shows that she is not a disease that she just committed, and it is likely that she has been sick a long time ago.
It's just that the smell of this prison is too big, and the bloody gas on Mingxin's body was covered, so that no one noticed.
Pei Shu took two steps forward, turned his head suddenly, and ordered in a deep voice: "Come on, lock up Lu Yi alone, send a few people to guard it, and you can't leave without my order." The remaining prisoners will be taken into custody as soon as possible. ”
Everyone agreed to the promise and went separately, and the courtyard full of strange smells of the prison was in a hurry.
The night was dark, and the sky was dark, and there were no stars or moons in sight.
In the vast imperial city, these small chaos were like a fine penny entering the water, only stirring up a slight wave, and soon it was submerged by the mighty waves.
Perhaps, there will be a few people who remember what happened tonight.
However, for more people, this is just an ordinary Mid-Autumn Festival night, with a cold moon, a thick night, and a cool autumn.
And if we look at the world, such as the prosperity and withering of plants and trees, the poverty of fate, and the coming and going of living beings, these things that are so big and boundless to the individual are just a grain of mustard, which is very insignificant.
When the dawn broke through the haze and revealed a line of blue sky in the sky, Chen Ying, who was urgently summoned by Emperor Yuan Jia, saw Mingxin's corpse.
At that time, she thought like this in her mind.
She looked at the corpse in front of her with fascination.
Mingxin, this ambitious woman who calculates every minute, is as pale as a piece of tissue paper at the moment, lying flat on the wooden couch, looking serene, as if falling into a deep sleep.
One corpse, two lives.
Ming Xinsheng was pregnant, died of a sudden miscarriage and hemorrhage, and when the doctor arrived, she had fallen into a deep coma.