In Xiaohe's crying and pleading, Ling Lan took a few steps and looked at Lin Qi meaningfully, faintly: "You should be glad that there is still crying at this moment." ”

Xiao He's red and swollen eyes were full of puzzlement, and he was about to continue pleading when Ling Lan's voice came from his ears again, a few points lower than before.

"Lin Qi, am I right?"

In the face of her sudden inquiry, Lin Qi raised his eyes and looked over, his eyes were full of coldness, and he seemed to have a little hatred.

Although the negative emotions were undoubtedly revealed, he couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "The little one doesn't know what Miss Ling is talking about. ”

As soon as his words fell, Xiaohe also nodded vigorously and agreed: "That's right, we just want to leave the house, the slave and maid have been unable to sleep at night recently, and they really can't bear it." ”

Mo Ziyu, who had always been standing on the side, took two steps forward, and looked condescendingly at Xiao He, who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy: "Since you are fleeing from the palace, why do you want to come here late at night?" ”

Xiaohe explained without hesitation: "Back to the adult, Brother Qi said that there were important items in the cave, so we came to pick them up. ”

Seeing that this girl was convinced of Lin Qi, Mo Ziyu waved her hand and returned to the punishment department.

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In the early hours of the morning, the lights in the criminal department were bright.

Xiaohe's voice was already hoarse, her eyes were full of despair, and she knew the result of being discovered in her heart, because the strict rules of the Four Kings Mansion were undoubtedly a dead end.

When Lin Qi was sent to the interrogation room, Ling Lan took the opportunity to say a few words to Xiaohe.

"You said before that Yuqing mentioned that she has an older brother, and she will come to the capital to visit her soon, right?"

Xiaohe, who was sobbing, nodded slightly, and was about to speak, but suddenly raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes were full of shock and stunned.

When did she say this? Impossible, she would never say it, how did the other party know?

Ling Lan, who got the answer, breathed a sigh of relief, ignored her reaction and whispered, "Didn't you notice that Lin Qi and Yuqing are somewhat similar?" ”

Xiaohe moved her lips, but she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Ling Lan ignored her and strode away to go to the interrogation room.

After taking a few steps, Xiao He shouted loudly behind him: "Miss Ling, what do you mean?" ”

Ling Lan paused but didn't look back: "You think about it seriously first, we'll talk later." ”

In the underground interrogation room, Lin Qi was tied to a stool and his movements were restricted, and his hands were tied when he found him on the mountain and grabbed him to avoid accidents.

Ling Lan came to sit down on the other side, and found that the other party's gaze wandered around, and it didn't seem to mean to confess.

If Tianyi had been calm at that time, and had waited until the other party locked Xiaohe in the ice cellar, maybe the other party would not have such an attitude, after all, it is no longer possible to quibble with stolen goods.

But it's not a big problem, she has roughly guessed the ins and outs of the case, and she has ignored the key points before.

"Master Mo, Miss Ling, the little one knows that he is wrong." Lin Qi suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse.

Mo Ziyu raised her eyebrows slightly: "Oh? Tell me, what's wrong? ”

Although Lin Qi was very uncomfortable being tied, he was still trying to sit up straight: "If you go back to the adult, the little one shouldn't take Xiaohe away, and he shouldn't break the rules of the Four Princes' Mansion." ”

Mo Ziyu's face gradually sank: "You still dare to quibble when you die." ”

Lin Qi shook his head: "My lord, the small sentences are true, I don't dare to lie to you." ”

Mo Ziyu raised her arm and landed on the table, her eyes were calm: "Since that's the case, let's talk about it first, what is your name?" Where do you live? ”

Unexpectedly, he suddenly asked like this, Lin Qi was stunned for a few breaths before coming back to his senses: "Adult, the little one is called Lin Qi, because he is the seventh in the family, so he got this name, and he lives in Lihua Village." ”

Seeing that Mo Ziyu was in a bad mood, Ling Lan raised her hand and swiped the broken hair around her ear, and said lightly: "According to our investigation, Lihua Village does exist, but there is no Lin Qi, and there is no family surnamed Lin. ”

The lie was exposed, but Lin Qi was not flustered or at a loss, but explained very calmly: "Miss Ling, this is impossible, if Xiao Ji is not mistaken, there is a pear flower village nearby, could it be that you went to the wrong place?" ”

The corners of Ling Lan's mouth rose, and her smile was a little mocking: "Actually, this is not important, the night is long, why don't I tell you a story first." ”

Lin Qi frowned slightly, and a bad premonition surged in his heart, he wanted to refuse but couldn't say it, so he could only acquiesce silently.

In the quiet, Ling Lan sorted out her thoughts, and after a while, she said: "There is such a little girl, who has been in the family since she was a child, and is deeply loved by her parents and older brothers and sisters.

Because of some changes, the originally happy little family suffered a blow, and the sensible little girl wanted to help the family reduce the burden, and also wanted her brother to study with peace of mind to gain fame, so she decided to go out to do things to supplement the family.

The little girl came to the capital, and was lucky to become a maid in the palace of the four princes, she was hard-working, positive, serious and not sloppy, and was deeply loved by her grandmother, all the way from the maid to the personal maid of the four princes, which is a great honor, and it also means that the moon silver is doubled.

Of course, the little girl's journey is not easy, because her outstanding ability will inevitably attract the jealousy and dissatisfaction of other maidservants, but fortunately, she is very strong and brave to move forward, and she is also looking forward to waiting until the autumn imperial examination to get together with her brother.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, because some handmaidens made a joke out of jealousy, causing her to fall to death in the ice and snow due to an accident, and a fresh life was lost..."

Speaking of this, she paused, Lin Qi's eyes were already red, and he tried his best to prevent the tears from falling, he was full of sadness and pain, and there was a faint sense of regret and apology.

Seeing this, Ling Lan lowered her tone and changed her words: "This girl has been communicating with the family, and the contact was naturally cut off after the accident, and after a long time, the family couldn't help but be worried and anxious, and the elder brother who had been worried about her sister couldn't help but go to the capital."

He first tried to find out the whereabouts of his sister, and he probably didn't waste much effort to learn that his sister had an accident because of an accident, and he was grief-stricken and had a lot of doubts, so he decided to investigate it himself! ”

As she spoke, Ling Lan leaned back and looked straight ahead: "Lin Qi, what do you think of the story at this point?" ”

Different from the previous sadness and pain, the emotion on the other person's face at this time has changed to anger and hatred.

He looked at Ling Lan, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Miss Ling, the story is very exciting, and that girl is also very pitiful." ”

"That girl is called Yuqing, it should mean that the rain is clear, what do you think of this name?"

Lin Qi's Adam's apple rolled, and a word was squeezed out from between his teeth: "Okay." ”