"Miss, I think they are so fierce! Why don't we go back!"
Sitting in the foyer, Qin Li's maid looked at the people in Jiang'an Hou Mansion with fear, and whispered suggestions to Qin Li.
Qin Li sat calmly on the chair, turning a blind eye to the obviously unkind eyes around her, and quietly waited for the response from the Hou Mansion.
A woman in a long skirt with a cold expression and a bit of haggard walked over with dignified steps. She hesitated for a moment and then bowed to Qin Li in a formal manner, "Miss Qin, at this time, you are here. I’m afraid there’s something wrong with the Hou Mansion, right?”
Qin Li also stood up and returned the salute, "You must be Miss Feng, right?"
Feng Xiuyun said calmly: "It's just a shameless name, but I didn't expect Miss Qin to know about it."
Qin Li said sincerely: "Miss Feng, no matter who is the murderer behind this matter, I have always admired Mr. Xia as a person, and I have had a great time cooperating with him. It is reasonable for me to come and visit him."
As the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, Qin Li had such a humble attitude. Naturally, Feng Xiuyun could not say anything more, and her face softened slightly, "Young Master is still resting and has not woken up. If Miss Qin has anything to say, I can speak for you." Convey.”
The rejection was already very clear, and Qin Li had no choice but to show his anger. Instead, he looked into Feng Xiuyun's eyes and said seriously: "Although my eldest brother is arrogant, although his eyes are higher than his head, and although he has some great ambitions and talents, he is not like this." People who act ruthlessly and cruelly would never do such a thing."
Feng Xiuyun sighed, nodded and said, "I will convey it to the young master."
In the evening, Xia Jingyun slowly opened his eyes in bed. The strong smell of medicine came from his nose. When he subconsciously moved, he felt a sharp pain in his right chest.
After confirming that this was in his room, he lay on the bed and didn't move anymore, letting his consciousness slowly return, slowly wiping away the fog of memory and sorting out the mystery.
Is it Qin Yuwen?
The most likely possibility is him, but precisely because of this, it's probably not him.
Then who is it? Do you want to use his fight with the Qin family to do something?
Did this arrow kill someone with a knife or add fuel to the fire?
Does the other party really want to kill him?
He closed his eyes slightly and quietly reviewed everything that had happened since entering Zhongjing in his mind.
About half an hour later, Feng Xiuyun walked in carrying a tray.
Xia Jingyun heard the noise and opened his eyes. Feng Xiuyun quickly came to the bed with a look of surprise on his face, "You're awake!"
Xia Jingyun nodded, "What time is it?"
"The end of the Youshi period."
Feng Xiuyun walked over and put the tray down, first helped Xia Jingyun sit up halfway, and then picked up the medicine bowl inside, "Here, it's time to drink the medicine."
Xia Jingyun couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and stretched out his left hand, "I'll do it myself."
"What's the point of meeting me? I'll just feed you."
"It's okay, I'll do it myself."
Xia Jingyun held the bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and handed the medicine bowl back to her. Then with some comfort, he stretched out his hand to caress her beautiful face, "It's my habit. I don't like others to feed me medicine. Don't mind." .”
Feng Xiuyun's cheeks were slightly red, "Do you think I'm so narrow-minded?"
"Are you grand? How about a kiss?"
"Virtue!" Feng Xiuyun snorted, then suddenly leaned forward and placed her red lips on his lips.
Xia Jingyun subconsciously reached out to wrap his arms around him, but Feng Xiuyun had already stood up, "Seeing that you are injured, I will reward you, so don't think so much!"
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Go and help me invite Mr. Su, Mr. Gongsun and Brother Chen over."
He thought for a while and said, "Mr. Bai, please call me too!"
Feng Xiuyun was a little worried, "Do you want to rest for a while?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head, "It's almost done, it's okay."
Soon, Feng Xiuyun came back. In addition to bringing back Su Yuanshang and others, he also brought a tray with a bowl of porridge and several dishes of side dishes.
Xia Jingyun was indeed a little hungry. While sipping the porridge Feng Xiuyun fed him, he said with a smile: "I'm really a little hungry, I made you laugh."
Everyone was naturally polite, and Xia Jingyun said directly: "Is there anything worth talking about from yesterday to today?"
Everyone told them everything they knew, but in the end they all looked at Feng Xiuyun.
Feng Xiuyun hesitated for a moment and then said: "Miss Qin came over in the afternoon. You were still asleep at the time, so you didn't let her in."
Xia Jingyun raised his eyebrows and said, "What did she say?"
"She said it was not her brother who did it. Although her brother was arrogant and ambitious, he would not do such a vicious thing. Huh! But the question is who else besides him? The Shi family has fallen, and we are in Beijing. There are no other enemies!”
Feng Xiuyun said quite angrily, but she didn't expect that Xia Jingyun's next words would make her and everyone else present stunned.
"I believe what she said, there must be someone else as the murderer."
Xia Jingyun looked at everyone's stunned expressions and explained: "First of all, think about it, if Mr. Qian wants to take action, it would be unwise to choose this time. Either he is stupid enough to think that he can kill whoever he wants, or he is He was completely blinded by anger and just ignored it."
Gongsun Jing said: "The second one may be completely reasonable. Rumors have been rampant in the past two days, and Mr. Qian became angry because of this. There is no problem with that!"
Su Yuanshang said softly: "Young master probably means that this is too coincidental."
"Yes!" It's just like the assassination was deliberately concocted to frame the Qin family."
Bai Yunbian said: "You mean there are still people hiding behind the scenes? Just like in the Su family?"
"That's how I feel." Xia Jingyun nodded, "I have had this feeling vaguely since I entered Beijing, but there has been no evidence, and there are many big forces competing, and many things are man-made. But this time, it has been It’s a life-threatening situation, so we have to treat it with caution.”
He looked at everyone, "I just reviewed many things after entering Beijing, and I really found a few possible breakthroughs. You guys go check it out for me."
"The first one, Shi Zijun, the son of the former Minister of Rites, Shi Dingzhong, has a personal follower. He is the one who injured Brother Lexian's guard at Chunfengyi. He was also the initial trigger of the conflict between us and the Shi family. Let's go check him out. whereabouts."
Bai Yunbian naturally remembered that person and frowned: "If someone really instigated us to start a fight, how could they talk about such a big thing? Are we going to use lynching?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head, "The person behind the scenes is extremely secretive. If that person is really his secret agent, that person should be dead by now."
Bai Yunbian's eyes widened suddenly, feeling that his values were strongly impacted.
Xia Jingyun continued: "The second thing is to find out who is behind the Fenghe Pavilion and whose power it is. Is there any possibility of following the clues?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, "I was always in a state of emotion at the beginning. I just thought it was a coincidence of fate and I didn't realize what the problem was. Looking at it now, it's too much of a coincidence."
Su Yuanshang frowned and thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Listening to what you said, there are indeed human possibilities and traces in this. But what is his purpose?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head, "I don't know this yet. Only by pulling out all the clues can I judge."
He looked at Gongsun Jing and said, "We can't investigate this matter, let alone let people know that we are investigating. Let Lu Yi go and find out quietly through the streets of the market. We must not alert the enemy!"
Gongsun Jing quickly stood up and said seriously: "Okay!"
"Okay, don't worry about other things. Just be busy as you want, and don't mess with the order. It's just a flesh wound on mine. I'll be fine with it for a while."
Everyone stood up and walked out. Su Yuanshang suddenly turned around and said, "What if these two questions are confirmed, and we only know that someone is acting in them, but we can't find out who it is?"
Xia Jingyun smiled reluctantly, "When the time comes, I will have my own solution."
Watching everyone leave, Xia Jingyun looked at Feng Xiuyun, "The pillow is too hard and it's uncomfortable to lean on."
Feng Xiuyun reached out and pressed it, "It's not hard. I'll have someone change it."
Xia Jingyun said: "All pillows are hard, only the chest is soft."
"you"
Feng Xiuyun subconsciously wanted to punch him, but looking at that pale and weak face, she felt pity in her heart.
After a while, Xia Jingyun rested on her soft legs and fell asleep again.
Two days later, the Criminal Department and Hei Bingtai, together with the Jingzhao Mansion Office, investigated the case and indeed found some clues, but these evidences could not point to the Qin family.
The arrows were from Beiliang and could not be traced through the arrows in a short period of time;
There are shops on both sides of the street. According to the scene, the criminal expert found two second floors of the shops where the assassins set up ambush.
But one of the shops was an inn, and the name of the tenant registered by the window on the second floor was the name of a clerk from the Ministry of Household Affairs who lived on the outskirts of the city. However, when the Ministry of Justice and Heibingtai went to check, they found that the man had been dead for several years.
The other shop was owned by an ordinary merchant in the city. The whole family was knocked unconscious at the time. They were taken to the Black Ice Platform and tortured. They were covered in bruises and couldn't answer any questions.
As for other things like breaking down houses, searching homes, and running wild, that goes without saying.
Seeing that the case was still fruitless, Emperor Chongning Long Yan was furious. He called the Minister of Punishment and the head of Heibingtai into the palace and severely reprimanded him.
After walking out of the palace gate, the Minister of Punishment looked at the black man in front of him and said, "Lord Xuanhu, in my opinion, it is better to take a risky move."
The so-called dangerous move is to directly arrest the biggest suspect and torture him for questioning.
It would be fine if he was an ordinary person, but facing several generations of descendants, the rich Qin family, even the Minister of Punishment and the head of the Black Ice Platform, would not dare to directly attack the eldest son of the family without evidence.
Xuanhu was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty has given you a three-day deadline. After two days, if you still haven't found anything, that's all."
"It's hard for the Criminal Department to take action. How about letting Hei Bingtai take charge of this matter?"
Xuan Hu glanced at the Master Shangshu, with sarcasm and mockery in his eyes, "Okay."
The two big men went back and got angry. When they called their subordinates, they scolded them even more harshly!
Then the curses were passed down layer by layer, and finally the people working at the lowest level had to be scolded until their heads were buzzing and they continued to work hard.
There was no breakthrough on their end, but there was news about Xia Jingyun's arrangements.
Su Yuanshang and Gongsun Jing sat beside the bed with solemn expressions. Su Yuanshang said: "Lu Yi replied, the man's name was Yang San. After the conflict, he pointed his fingers at the owner on the pretext of humiliating him. Shi Zijun was greatly moved by his apology, and he vowed to seek revenge for him, Master You. However, just half a month after the incident, he slipped and fell into the moat and drowned after drinking. Jingzhao Mansion was just The case was closed as an accidental fall into the water.”
Xia Jingyun frowned, "When was that time?"
Su Yuanshang recalled, "It was the day after the young master exposed the Shi family's conspiracy at the Guangling Guild Hall and discredited the nephew of Minister Shi."
Xia Jingyun felt his heartbeat skip a beat, and a burst of cold sweat broke out on his back.
Gongsun Jing continued: "Nothing was found at Fenghe Pavilion. The owner is a businessman from out of town. He is completely innocent. However, although this brothel is not big and there is no one behind the scenes, the business has always been good. However, at the same time, it has been standing in Zhongjing City for some years."
"That's not right!" Xia Jingyun twisted his eyebrows and thought slowly, "Fenghe Pavilion, Ningbing, Sishui Prefecture"
A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he sat up subconsciously, pulling at the wound, and immediately grimaced in pain.
Su Yuanshang and Gongsun Jing quickly stood up with concern. Xia Jingyun waved his hand, "The scabs are almost forming, so it's okay."
He sat back on the bed and said slowly: "At the beginning, many brothels in Zhongjing City sent girls to follow their elder sisters to visit relatives, but the most generous one was Fenghe Pavilion, which sent almost their top-notch The oiran girl Ning Bing became the person that everyone longed for in Jiang'an City at that time. The rebellion in Sishui Prefecture has been basically concluded. Someone was behind it. You said that the Fengheguan family acted like this , do you have the courage or do you have other needs?"
"If we say that Feng He Guan's family was just taking orders from that person back then, and that person back then is the same person now, then everything makes sense. That's why he sent people like Ning Bing to Sishui Prefecture. That's why he was able to create the conflict between Mr. Qian and Ning Bing so accurately, and Fengheguan failed to effectively stop it at that time, leaving Ning Bing with no choice but to jump off the building and commit suicide, which contributed to the conflict between Mr. Qian and me. conflict between them.”
He said to Gongsun Jing: "Go to Heibingtai immediately, find Master Xuanhu, and ask him to arrest the owner of Fenghe Hall and interrogate him carefully. You should be able to catch clues about the other party!"
Gongsun Jing took the order and left, but more than an hour later, he turned back.
"How about it?"
Gongsun Jing sighed, "After hearing what the young master said, Master Xuanhu didn't believe it, but he still did it. But when he ordered people to rush to Fenghe Pavilion to pick up the person, the boss seemed to know something, and he bit him directly He smashed the poison pill hidden in his mouth in advance and committed suicide directly."
Su Yuanshang was a little frightened when he heard this. He felt a strange atmosphere of clouds lingering around him for an instant, and the bright spring light dimmed a bit at this moment.
Xia Jingyun clicked his tongue and marveled, "To have so many dead soldiers serving him, how charming this man must be!"
Gongsun Jing was a little frustrated, "We finally found such a clue, but we didn't expect it to be broken all of a sudden. What should we do?"
"It doesn't matter!" Xia Jingyun was not depressed, "This shows that we are on the right track, and there is indeed someone else behind this."
He thought intently and said to himself, "If I were the other party, what would be my purpose? What is my next move in the current situation? What can I plot from this?"
He remembered the words of Mr. Zhao, the owner of Baiyi Villa, cut off the train of thought formed by these clues, removed himself from the situation, and tried to review the entire incident from an outsider's perspective.
Suddenly, his expression condensed and he said: "Mr. Gongsun, please run again immediately to Mingyu Tower to help me invite Miss Qin over."
Gongsun Jing:? ? ?
That confused and suspicious look seemed to say: You are already like this, why are you still thinking about those things? Do you really think that Miss Feng does not exist?
Xia Jingyun didn't explain too much, just signaled him to go.
"Miss! What are we doing! We are not his maids. We will disappear if we don't want to see you. If you want to see us, we will send someone to inform you. What do you think of us?"
Sitting on the carriage, Qin Li's maid looked unhappy. She was angry because she had not seen her before, and she was also unhappy that she had sent someone to summon her now.
Considering the status of the Qin family in Daxia, the status of the young lady in the Qin family, and the status of myself in front of the young lady, when have I ever received such anger!
Qin Li only glanced at her calmly, "What you said is okay if he has nothing else to do today and is just to entertain us. But now he doesn't even know what business he has with us, so he rashly said this The conclusion is, is this the way to live in the world? Not to mention being generous and generous, is a little face really that important?"
The maid didn't dare to talk anymore, and the carriage slowly stopped. Qin Li walked in accompanied by Gongsun Jing, and saw Xia Jingyun in the study.
Smelling the faint smell of medicine in the air, looking at Xia Jingyun's pale and weak complexion, and his still gentle and clear smile, Qin Li's eyes softened, "Mr. So."
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "I learned that Miss Qin came here two days ago, and many people in the house have bad intentions. I would like to apologize to you. Because it is inconvenient to travel, I have to invite the girl to the house. Don't be surprised."
The maid on the side lowered her head silently.
Qin Li said: "Mr.
Xia Jingyun slowly stood up and said, "The spring weather is just right. I'm just sitting in my room, why not take a walk in the house."
Qin Li only thought that Xia Jingyun cared about her reputation and didn't want to be in the same room with her alone and make people talk, so she nodded in agreement.
The two of them walked slowly side by side in the Marquis Mansion, with the maid following at a distance knowingly. When she looked up, she saw green shirts and green clothes in front of her. The skirts were swaying lightly in the spring breeze, and they looked like a pair of beautiful women.
Xia Jingyun said softly: "Miss Qin, what you said that day has been relayed to me. In fact, I also believe that Mr. Qian did not do this."
Qin Li's beautiful eyes lit up, "Young Master Xia also thinks so?"
Xia Jingyun hummed, "Not to mention that if he wanted to take action, he shouldn't have chosen it at this time. Let's talk about his own character. In the two confrontations, he was actually a bit fierce but not the kind of ruthless person. Maybe it's right to say that. He was a little disrespectful, but it did make me think that he couldn't be the murderer."
Qin Li also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Xia."
"But this matter is no longer something I can decide in one sentence. It still depends on the investigation of the Criminal Department and Heibingtai. As for the real murderer"
Xia Jingyun paused and was about to speak when his soles suddenly softened and he fell to the ground. His hand subconsciously grabbed Qin Li's palm.
Qin Li was dragged and staggered, almost falling on Xia Jingyun's body.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
The maid hurriedly ran over. Qin Li squatted down and tried to take out her palm, but found that Xia Jingyun's grip was so strong that she couldn't break free at all.
Just as he was about to exert force, he looked at Xia Jingyun's closed eyes, his brows furrowed in pain, and his pale and weak look, and his heart felt soft again, "Maybe he was too weak and worried too much, so he fainted. Go quickly and ask the guards from the Hou Mansion to come over."
The maid flew away, and Qin Li just looked at Xia Jingyun lying on the ground, alone and alone in the beautiful spring light. The wonderful feeling of skin touching made her face as bright as the spring light without realizing it.
Xia Jingyun naturally pretended to be dazed. He meditated quietly, waiting for that picture to appear.
Time passed quietly, and when the sound of running footsteps of guards could be heard in Xia Jingyun's ears, Xia Jingyun couldn't help but become anxious and nervous. If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to get another reasonable opportunity!
Fortunately, just when the guards arrived and Qin Li informed him of Xia Jingyun's situation, a light finally flashed before his eyes, and then a picture appeared.
Xia Jingyun was shocked when he saw it. When the scene dissipated, an overwhelming feeling of weakness suddenly hit him, and he almost fainted.
He forced himself to open his eyes, "What's wrong with me?"
The genuine weakness, combined with the faked blank look in his eyes, successfully dispelled Qin Li's few doubts.
Qin Li said quickly: "You fainted while walking just now. It seems that you were seriously injured and you were overthinking. Mr. Xia still needs to rest."
Chen Fugui helped Xia Jingyun up, and Xia Jingyun let go of his hand without leaving any trace at the same time, saying weakly: "It doesn't matter, I just thought of something. Miss Qin, you'd better go home immediately and tell your elder brother how many days he has spent in the past few years." Don’t go out every day, and even if you have to go out, be sure to bring all the guards with you to prevent any unexpected events.”
Qin Li looked confused, and Xia Jingyun took a few breaths, "I have a very terrible guess. If the murderer is really someone else, and he attacks your eldest brother at this time, wouldn't we have a mortal enemy? Isn’t it possible to stop it?”
Qin Li's expression changed suddenly, "Mr. Xia is right, I will return home right now."
As soon as she turned around, she turned back and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xia. I will come to express my gratitude another day!"
Xia Jingyun nodded slowly, watching the man in green clothes leave, thinking in his heart: Hope it's not too late!
The carriage rushed back to the Qin Mansion. Qin Li changed his usual gentle image and rushed into the manor. He came to the courtyard where Qin Yuwen was, grabbed one of his followers and asked, "Where is my eldest brother!"
"Reply to the lady, the eldest son just received a letter and went out."
Qin Li's expression changed again, and her heart sank, "Where have you gone?"
"No, I don't know. The eldest son didn't say anything."
"How many people did you bring?"
"As for Changkong and Liu Guards, the eldest son has said that now that he goes out, the head catcher from the Criminal Department and the spies from Heibingtai will be his guards. No one is needed."
Luxurious carriages drove slowly through the city. Even though the dignitaries in the capital were a little frightened these days, the common people still went about their own lives, and people were still coming and going in the busy city.
Liu Huwei rode a tall horse and watched the surroundings warily.
Although what the young master said makes sense, he did find a few people who were suspected of being black ice platform rats and police officers from the Ministry of Justice. However, as a bodyguard, he is naturally the first person responsible for the safety of the young master and cannot place his hopes on others. .
When the car passed through the downtown area, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the carriage, Qin Yuwen smiled and said to Changkong, who was accompanying him: "There are so many assassinations at the emperor's feet. Xia Jingyun acted too arrogantly and made too many enemies. I have lived in Zhongjing City for so many years. Who dares to touch me?" one time?"
Changkong nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the car curtain opened, and the coachman looked at Qin Yuwen. He took out a barrel-shaped object from his arms at lightning speed, pointed it at him, and said with a smile: "Master, Mr. Xia wishes to say hello to you!"
There was a sound from the amplifier, and before Qin Yuwen had time to react, the sleeve arrow accurately hit Qin Yuwen's throat.
Qin Yuwen's eyes widened and he watched in disbelief as the driver shrank back, jumped out of the car and left.
The car curtains swayed slightly in the spring breeze, the horses neighed, the followers screamed in fear, and the sudden loud noises all around were the last scenes left to Qin Yuwen in this world.
Boom!
The body fell.
The eldest son of the Qin family, Master Qian, one of the four young masters in Beijing, died just like that!
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