Chapter 922: Murder Always Needs a Motive, Right?
"Lord Qiyu, I have already inquired, a few months ago, there was indeed a dog in Gewu Palace who had no intention of breaking in, and I heard that he had knocked over something, and then the dog was not good, and he became weaker and weaker day by day, until finally, all the hair on his body fell out......"
In the main hall, Shen Poyu reported one by one.
On the side, Gu Linger frowned, and her pretty face was full of puzzlement.
After the husband came back, he asked the people below to investigate this matter, and also asked people to check Tianli College and Zhou Yingkui, which really made her a little curious and surprised.
Of course, curiosity is curiosity, she didn't say anything, but listened very carefully, because he knew that her husband would not do this for no reason, there must be a reason.
Just hearing this, hearing the symptoms of the dog in Shen Poyu's mouth, her pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
Lin Bai asked, "It's just a dog, how can you inquire so clearly?" ”
The talented man was indeed a little surprised, he was afraid that he wouldn't find anything after a long time, so he didn't think about it......
Shen Poyu said: "Back to the prince, that dog is the dog of a cook in Tianli Academy, the cook is alone, so he raised a dog as a companion, and after the dog died, he also had a quarrel with Tianli Academy, so there are many people who know." ”
I see!
Lin Bai nodded, "What about Zhou Yingkui?" ”
Shen Poyu said: "Lord Zhou is not only the supervisor of Tianli Academy, but also a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and at the same time a teacher of the Ten Princes, he has won the trust of His Majesty, and it is very convenient to enter and exit the palace. ”
Gu Linger didn't understand it before, but when she heard this, she finally couldn't help it, "Husband, ......"
She looked at Lin Bai with a puzzled look on her face.
Lin Bai waved his hand and asked Shen Poyu to retreat before he said, "The first emperor was poisoned, and it was not once, it was twice ......"
Immediately, Lin Bai carefully explained what he had learned.
Gu Linger's face suddenly became ugly, and there was anger in her eyes, but she finally endured it.
asked, "So the husband suspects that Lord Zhou did it?" ”
Lin Bai didn't answer, looking at the current situation, it seems to be obvious, but with his understanding of Zhou Yingkui, it shouldn't be right.
This is a great Confucian of the Wu Dynasty, belonging to that kind of typical old pedant, and his character is fine.
You must know that when the talented man came to the Wu Dynasty for the first time, he was embarrassed by the officials of the Wu Dynasty and turned his head away, and it was Zhou Yingkui who walked to greet him, such a person, saying that he poisoned the first emperor, Lin Bai always couldn't believe it.
First, he was able to get his hands on thallium, and with his knowledge, he was certainly no stranger to this thing, and the Polytechnic Niang trusted him a lot, and with a new discovery, he was definitely one of the first people to know.
Second, it was very convenient for him to enter the palace, and he was deeply trusted by the first emperor, and he had the conditions to poison him.
There is a third point, his reaction today is extremely abnormal, he hurriedly stopped it when he talked about the dog, and covered it up with leprosy, and when Lin Bai thanked him, he opened his mouth to ask, but he was concerned about the mother of the polytechnic.
As a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, outsiders may not know what happened, but he obviously knows that it was his mother who was detained, not a science and engineering mother.
It stands to reason that if he wants to ask, he will also ask his mother, but in fact, except for the mother of science and technology, he didn't mention anything else.
This is a guilty reaction, for fear that the polytechnic mother will be implicated because of this matter.
Considering all this, even if Lin Bai wanted to deny it, saying that it was not the other party who did it, he didn't know how to refute it.
Gu Ling'er was also pale, because according to what her husband said, it seemed that this was indeed the case, but ......
"What about motivation? Why did Lord Zhou kill his father? ”
Lin Bai shook his head, "From what Shen Poyu learned, I really can't see Lord Zhou's motive for making a move, what about you?" How much do you know about him? Did you think of any possibility? ”
Gu Ling'er twisted her eyebrows, and then shook her head, "Ling'er doesn't know, Lord Zhou is a master who works hard to learn, if you want to say that he kills people, and it is his father who kills ......."
Looking at the way she looked, it was obviously skeptical, hard to believe.
However, everything seems to point to this point again, and she can't help but believe it.
Lin Bai said: "Do you know his past?" Who do you usually have a grudge with or something? ”
Gu Linger thought for a moment, "There shouldn't be!" ”
"Although Master Zhou is meticulous in his studies, and even a little strict, he is actually kind to people, at least Ling'er has never heard of him having a holiday with anyone."
"On the contrary, I have a good relationship with many people, such as Doctor Sun, who has a good relationship with Doctor Sun, as well as Concubine Mu and Prince Gong, who have a good relationship with him."
"Moreover, he is dedicated to learning, and he has no intention of fighting in the court, how can he poison his father? What is the purpose? ”
Gu Linger had a blank look on her face, very puzzled.
But as a result, Lin Bai told her that the biggest suspect was Zhou Yingkui, a person she had never dreamed of.
Lin Bai was also very puzzled, because with his own understanding of Zhou Yingkui, the other party was not such a person.
Murder always requires a motive, right? What is his motivation?
It doesn't seem to match at all.
What went wrong? It's not Zhou Yingkui at all, or is there a motive that the two of them don't know?
Lin Bai was not convinced, and said in his mouth: "Even if it wasn't him, he must know something, his reaction today was so abnormal, it was enough to explain the problem." ”
"Check his movements during this time and see if there is anything abnormal, maybe there will be a discovery."
Gu Linger nodded, "Okay! ”
Lin Bai said: "Another point, just now you said that the mother concubine and he are also very familiar, have you ever thought that the mother concubine hurriedly returned to Beijing when she left the court, the reason is that the first emperor is sick." ”
"If it is an ordinary illness at all, the mother is likely to have discovered the abnormality and rushed back, and he is familiar with the mother concubine, did the mother find his abnormality?"
"Or did Doctor Sun discover his abnormality and then notify the concubine?"
"At present, it seems that Doctor Sun, the mother concubine, and Lord Zhou must know something about this matter."
"Doctor Sun is unconscious, the mother concubine was detained in the palace, and if he didn't open his mouth, he should be afraid of hurrying the fifth child, and only Lord Zhou was not affected, so his suspicion is indeed very big."
"The only thing I'm not sure about is, what exactly is his motive?"
Gu Linger's face became more and more ugly, because everything did point to Zhou Yingkui.
Lin Bai said again: "This is only the first case of poisoning, and there is a second case, and the strange thing is that it is also related to Doctor Sun, is this just a coincidence, or is it some kind of deliberateness?" ”
"Could there be any connection between these two poisonings?"
"The biggest suspect in the first poisoning has come out, so what about the second? Who is the biggest suspect? ”
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