In order to reduce the influence as much as possible, after Zhou Zheng and Murong Huang's discussion, they finally invited a few of their former good sisters to come to her house in the name of Yingzi. Then, Zhou Zheng and Murong Huang questioned these sisters who had the best relationship with Hui'er one by one in order to investigate the reason for Vanilla's murder and other suspicions.

What they said was similar to Yingzi. Everyone is familiar with vanilla, and their maids are also familiar with vanilla, but none of them are particularly familiar with the relationship as Zhou Zheng said.

After a few days of tossing, the attempt to learn about the people who had close contact with vanilla from the outside was completely frustrated. Zhou Zheng and Murong Huang could only go directly to interrogate Lin Miao's mother, Hui'er.

Seeing Hui'er, Hui'er was so haggard that her face was yellow and thin, and she had no intention of tidying up her makeup, so she looked sick and had no energy.

Lin Miao was killed, which hit her hard, especially the rumors about Lin Miao and her best friend Concubine Zhai, which made it even more difficult for her to accept! Finally, the rumors were broken and proved the innocence of Lin Miao and Concubine Zhai, which made Hui'er's mood begin to ease a little. However, Zhou Zheng and Murong Huang's uninvited arrival made Hui'er's heart hang again!

"General, is it my husband and Concubine Zhai, really..."

Murong Huang opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer, but Zhou Zheng stood up in time to relieve him.

"The big lady is too worried! We came this time mainly for vanilla. Vanilla was not killed by Lin Miao! ”

"Didn't my husband kill him? That is to say, my husband and Concubine Zhai really have nothing? Then, then, then you, didn't you kill my husband by mistake? ”

"Nope! Lin Miao killed me for real! ”

"But you're not dead, are you? There's no need to ask my husband to pay for his life, right? You, why did you kill my husband? ”

"It's not that I'm going to kill, it's Lin Miao who wants to die! The murder of an official of the Department of Justice is a serious crime, and if not handled properly, it is likely to provoke a war between the Kirin and the Division. Lin Miao later realized the seriousness of this matter, and in order not to give an excuse for instigating and fanning the flames of the foreign clan, he was willing to exchange his life for the peace and security of the Qilin clan. The demon king knew about this, so he couldn't afford to fall ill because of the loss of his beloved son. ”

Hui'er couldn't help crying loudly. The reason why Lin Miao was killed is unknown, how many grievances did she bear in fear? Now, when she finally heard a reasonable and true statement, her constant fear was finally relieved, and the big boulder in her heart could finally land. Completely vent your grief and grievances through wailing and crying!

After a long while, Hui'er slowly stopped her grief. After venting her emotions, her mind became as agile as before.

"The general is rude!" She still had hatred for Zhou Zheng in her heart, so she didn't look at Zhou Zheng squarely, "What do you want to know about vanilla?" I will definitely cooperate fully! ”

"Niece, mourning! The old man came with Zhou Zhengzhenjun this time, mainly because he wanted to know who Vanilla usually had the best relationship with? ”

"My other girl, Xiao Mo, the two of them have the best relationship!"

"Okay, I'll need to ask Xiao Mo a few words later. What about other than Xiao Mo? Are there any other houses? ”

Murong Huang was really lacking in questioning skills, which made Hui'er think for a long time before she understood what he wanted to ask.

"No," Hui'er shook her head affirmatively, "Usually, when she goes to other mansions, I send her to deliver letters or messages to my sisters. Generally, she doesn't stay long and doesn't have a particularly close relationship. ”

"Vanilla's sister Xianghua is in the Qinglou, did she tell you?" Zhou Zheng suddenly interjected.

"Yes. She begged me to let her sister come into the house to serve me. However, you also know that a mansion like ours can't accommodate a Qinglou woman, so I didn't agree. However, at that time, I gave her money to ransom her sister, but she said that she had saved almost enough money in the past few years and did not ask for my money. ”

"And after that? Did vanilla redeem fragrant flowers? ”

"I never heard her say anything about it after that, and I always thought she had settled my sister."

"How long ago did Vanilla tell you this?"

"Probably, half a year ago."

"How many taels of silver do you give her a year?"

Hui'er didn't understand why Zhou Zheng suddenly asked this, so she had to answer truthfully.

"She is a big girl, and her regular money is one or two pieces of silver a month. She usually doesn't need any expenses, plus the usual rewards, she can save about twelve or three taels of silver a year. ”

"So, who are the men that vanilla can reach?"

Hearing such a question, Hui'er became even more suspicious. She thought about it carefully and replied cautiously, "Before I left the cabinet, she had the most contact with the little guy who was in charge of the procurement of the inner courtyard. Later, she married here with me, and I also entrusted many things to her, and she could get in touch with the shopkeepers there. ”

"Where's Childe, buddy? I heard that you have a younger brother who has a good relationship with you, and is he also very close to your maids? ”

Hui'er understood what Zhou Zheng meant. Her face turned gloomy.

"My brother is bad, but he will never pull and pull with a girl!"

Zhou Zheng didn't care about Hui'er's anger, he then asked, "What about Qilinzi, are you particularly familiar with vanilla?" ”

Lin Miao regards Qilinzi as a younger brother and often invites him to the house. He knew Vanilla, but if it was close, I didn't see it! ”

"Vanilla has been with you for so long, is there a time when something is particularly wrong? The kind of people who look strange and have a lot of worries? ”

Seeing that Hui'er was disgusted, Zhou Zheng hurriedly continued, "Big lady, someone wants to frame Lin Miao for killing vanilla and discredit the entire Qilin royal family. Think about it! Maybe a single detail can catch the tail of the man behind the scenes, and return your husband to a clean slate! ”

And those words worked. Hui'er, who was already angry and resistant, slowly calmed down and began to recall seriously.

"There was one time, indeed, before I left the cabinet. There was a time when Vanilla was always in a trance, absent-minded, and would secretly avoid people wiping tears at every turn. I once met her crying behind someone's back, and I asked her, but she wouldn't say whether she was alive or dead. Later, when she was in a hurry, she said that she was homesick. After a few days, she became as lively and cheerful as before. I didn't take it seriously. ”

"What time is it?" Zhou Zheng was very interested in this matter.

That is, not long before the demon king's marriage. Later, Lin Miao resolutely refused to marry, and I was very angry, so I completely forgot about vanilla. ”

Bidding farewell to Lin Miao's eldest lady Hui'er, Zhou Zheng and Murong Huang found Xiao Mo alone for questioning.

Xiao Mo is very timid, and his speech has always been trembling and intermittent. However, after Zhou Zheng's tireless repeated questioning, he still got important clues from her words.

The first one is what Hui'er said, Vanilla is in a trance because Vanilla was violated by a man. It's just that Vanilla never said who the man was. Another thing is that more than half a year ago, Vanilla had a very happy time. She once told Xiao Mo that her good days were coming soon! However, why Vanilla said this, Xiao Mo didn't know.

Coming out of Lin Miao's Mansion and looking at Zhou Zheng, who was happy, Murong Huang was still confused.

"Zhenjun, do you know who that man is?"

"I don't know! But I've already roughly guessed what happened! ”

Murong Huang's face was overjoyed, "Can Zhenjun tell the old man?" ”

"That's nature!" Zhou Zheng said as he led Murong Huang to a quiet teahouse.

I found a private room and sat down, and waited for Dr. Tea to deliver new tea, and then the two of them continued the topic just now.

"First of all, I will make amends to the general. In the past few days of our investigation, I secretly sent Cheng E to inquire about the situation in Jiang Ning's mansion on the periphery. According to several subordinates of their family, Jiang Ning's son, that is, Hui'er's younger brother, has been a little scoundrel who bullies men and women since he was a child. Many of their maids have been lightly treated by him.

Today, when I mentioned this son-in-law, especially when I asked him about his relationship with vanilla, Hui'er's performance was furious, indicating that she, as an older sister, knew what kind of virtue her brother was!

Vanilla's abnormal behavior, I don't think Hui'er will not doubt it, and even ask her brother to question it. It's just that her brother will definitely not admit it, and Vanilla returned to normal in a short time, which made her careless and didn't dig deeper.

Coupled with Xiao Mo's confession, I am sure that Vanilla was indeed trivialized by Hui'er's younger brother. However, at that time, Vanilla should have known that even if she said it, her young lady would not be able to punish her brother for her, so she chose to lie.

Why did vanilla come back so quickly? Because she took revenge!

Cheng E also asked about one thing, that is, Hui'er's younger brother once injured his lower body in a fight, and it took more than a year to recover. And that time was also on the eve of Hui'er's wedding.

I speculate that after Jiang Ning's son-in-law was thin on vanilla, it was expected that a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl would become in a trance. After that, someone took the lead for Vanilla and repaired the evil boy, so Vanilla smiled again and returned to its former appearance.

So, here's the problem. Who made the vanilla the head? And this man is undoubtedly the benefactor of vanilla. After that, this person asked Vanilla to put the medicinal powder that caused Lin Miao and Concubine Zhai's unclean behavior into the wine, and Vanilla would naturally obey! ”

Murong Huang nodded frequently when he heard this. "This man is the real murderer behind the scenes! It was he who carefully designed this layout! ”

"Not bad!"

"But Vanilla died. How to check the person who helped her get ahead? ”

"From two aspects. First, the general needs to retrieve the case file at that time, find out the people who fought on both sides again, and ask them who is behind them? ”

"This is a bit difficult, it takes too long, and it's hard to say whether there is still a case file for such a trivial matter! But I'll do it right away! Hope to find clues. ”

"There is another one, I need the general's wife to go out and talk to Jiang Ning's wife. Let's see if you can ask why Concubine Zhai was asked to meet Lin Miao instead of Hui'er? ”

"Do you suspect that Concubine Zhai and Lin Miao's meeting is a game in itself?"

"I'm not sure. However, there are real doubts. ”

"Okay, I'll ask our family to find an excuse to go to Jiang Ning's house for a few days. But don't get your hopes up. I heard that Jiang Ning was very domineering at home and didn't tell his wife anything! ”

"It's okay, just try. There is one more thing, that is, the demon king met Concubine Zhai. The general also needs to secretly inquire about the chamberlain around the demon king. ”

"Do you suspect that the Demon King has taken a fancy to Concubine Zhai and has also carefully arranged the game?"

"Yes. I don't believe in coincidences. It should all be well designed. ”

Murong Huang suddenly became a little big. Especially the last thing, it's quite difficult! Those chamberlains don't look at their official positions, but they are close ministers of the Son of Heaven, and they dare not offend easily! It's okay if they are willing to cooperate, if they refuse to cooperate, or if they disobey the yang and the yin, Murong Huang has no way to take them!

Seeing Murong Huang's difficulties, Zhou Zheng was also helpless.

"Otherwise, tell Lin Shi's seniors about this directly, and let him tell us why he fell in love with Concubine Zhai?"

"Don't, don't!" Murong Huang hurriedly stopped, "Still, I'll find a way to ask the waiter first." I really can't do it, and then I say it! ”

"Thank you, General! I'm waiting for the good news from the general! ”

After Murong Huang left with a sad face, Zhou Zheng also left the teahouse and rushed directly to the Punishment Division's office.

While walking on the street, Zhou Zheng suddenly saw Mei Yuan's predecessor secretly holding a sauce elbow and eating cakes, sitting at the window table in a restaurant.

None of the guests who came and went around him saw him, and none of them had the idea of sitting at this table.

Without waiting for Mei Yuan's seniors to see him, Zhou Zheng shouted, "Little Er, come to the altar of soju, and prepare four more exquisite side dishes!" ”

"Here it is, guest officer! Are you alone? ”

"My uncle and I, why don't you get wine bowls and chopsticks for my uncle?" Zhou Zheng said as he sat at the table by the window.

Xiao Er was suspicious, and when he looked closely, he saw an old man with fairy wind bones, Si Swenwen, sitting opposite Zhou Zheng.

Xiao Er was taken aback, thinking to himself, this old man just entered the door, but he didn't even see it. Don't slack off your guests! He hurriedly made tea and served wine with warmth and thoughtfulness to make up for his mistakes.

"You kid, can't you let me be idle for a while?" Mei Yuan was very angry that Zhou was disturbing him to play the world. But at the same time, he was secretly frightened that Zhou Zheng could see through his concealment technique at a glance. I used a little trick today, even ordinary Jin Immortal can't easily see through it! Is this Zhou Zheng's cultivation already so high?

"Seniors, juniors know that they are wrong! Otherwise, I'll leave now? ”

"The food and wine are up, what are you going to do? Say, what are you looking for me? ”

Zhou Zheng was not in a hurry to speak, hurriedly poured wine and cloth dishes, and waited for Mei Yuan to eat and drink and be calm before slowly speaking.

"Senior, if you want to kill a demon king, is there any good way?"

"Okay? You just do it! Although it is a little troublesome, it is not too difficult for you to kill a demon king! ”

"I'm not talking about me. It's a little lower than me. ”

"You're saying someone is going to kill Linshi?" Mei Yuan was thorough, "Isn't this a good thing?" Lin Shi is dead, the Qilin clan is in chaos, isn't your little daughter-in-law just taking advantage of the opportunity to take the Qingluan clan to destroy the Qilin clan? And how do you care how they kill them? ”

Zhou Zheng's face was slightly red, but he didn't expect Mei Yuan to make fun of him about Qingyun.

"Senpai, I mainly want to know what they will do? I also have a number in mind. ”

"If you want to say that, there are many ways! Use poison, just like Qingji, use Cordyceps first, and then poison! ”

"However, Qingji is dead, and Lin Shi will definitely take precautions in this regard. If you poison it again, I don't think it will work! It's even self-defeating! ”

"Makes sense! Then use the formation! Golden Immortal's Formation! You are like those formations of my apprentice's family. Even if the demon king level can finally break the formation, if he doesn't die, he will be seriously injured! At that time, it will be easy to kill again! ”

Zhou Zheng thought about it, and then shook his head.

"Lin Cheng didn't even take a step out of the palace gate, and it was even more difficult to set up a formation under his nose than to assassinate him directly! It doesn't work either! ”

Mei Yuan also began to get serious.

"Use the magic weapon! For example, the forbidden collar of your Law and Punishment Division, trap it first and then kill it! The success rate is also huge! ”

Zhou Zheng's eyes lit up, but then they darkened again.

"Perhaps! However, I don't think they have such a magic weapon. Otherwise, I would have used it directly a few years ago, and I wouldn't have waited until this time. However, I'll be careful to follow this line of thought! ”

Mei Yuan took a sip of wine, "There's another way!" ”