"Our Lord Marquis learned from Yan Qiao what Lin Yi had done, and immediately sent someone to investigate. The result..." Princess Ronling shook her head, "Given Lin Yi's current situation, there is no way he can do it."
Princess Yuanheng looked solemn, "This is strange. Who did Yang'er offend to cause people to do such heavy harm to him? It seems that you still need to find the culprit first before you can know the whole story."
"That's the difficulty. I really can't think of anyone who could possibly do such a thing! And there were quite a few people who had time to commit crimes that night."
Princess Rongling frowned and said to the two of them: "Jin Ling was on duty outside that night. I rarely got up at night and I don't know if she had left. Yin Ling and Jin Ling shared the same room. Jin Ling was on duty and she was in the room by herself. No one can prove whether she was in the room all the time. Linglingxiang was found in Lan Xin and Lu Tao's room. Lan Xin fell into a deep sleep. Lu Tao woke up with severe stomach pain and went to the toilet. The mother-in-law who patrolled that night took two Maid, saw this scene..."
Seeing her becoming confused, Li Qingyi asked, "Did my aunt go find out how Lu Tao's body was transported out of the house?"
Princess Rongling nodded.
After Chang Lan reminded her before, she immediately asked someone to check.
"The woman who was watching the night saw Lu Tao going to the hut at midnight, and at five o'clock the servants were getting up to work one after another, so Lu Tao should have been killed and transported out of the house at this time."
(A night is divided into five watches, and the first watch is divided into five o'clock. One o'clock is equivalent to 24 minutes in modern times, and the fifth watch is divided into three o'clock in the morning.)
"According to my aunt, Lu Tao was killed when she got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, and was transported out of the mansion before the servants got up. At this time, everything in the mansion was locked, right? Is there a door? Are there signs that the lock has been picked?"
Princess Rongling shook her head, "No, so the clue was interrupted here."
"The door lock is good, and the body was indeed transported out, then there must be some way..." Li Qingyi thought: "During the time between midnight and early morning when the servants get up, is there anything that can get out of the house? Or rather , after the servants got up, who was the first person to leave the house?"
Princess Rongling hesitated and asked: "The woman in charge of purchasing?"
Princess Yuanheng shook her head, "The first person to open the door should be the servant who poured Ye Xiang."
Princess Rongling was stunned, "Is it possible..."
Li Qingyi said: "That's it. Although the woman in charge of purchasing left the house early, she must be empty-handed when she goes out. Because the vegetables and meat bought outside are in large quantities, the vegetable farmers and butchers usually deliver them to the door. And the ones that pour night fragrance People, but they have to transport the night incense bucket out. When Lu Tao was found, there were no traces of feces and urine on the body. It should have been put in an empty bucket, so there must be someone outside the house to take care of her, otherwise she would be discovered, so then There is something wrong with those who come to collect night incense in the early hours of the morning."
Princess Rongling was angry that Lu Tao was actually put in a dirty night incense bucket, and was surprised that Li Qingyi could easily think of the key to the problem. Her expression was complicated for a while, and she couldn't react for a long time.
Princess Yuanheng looked at Li Qingyi and said, "Yier, please help me until the end. Why don't you investigate this matter for your aunt."
Li Qingyi thought to himself that he had to help Qin Zeng prevent his peach blossoms, and he also had to investigate Old Rongchang's Aunt He. There were enough things to think about in her head, but looking at Princess Rongling's eyes asking for help, she could only sigh, " Auntie doesn’t think I’m stupid, so I’ll help her find a solution.”
Hearing this, Princess Rongling immediately felt better, "It's best to have you help me. How can I dislike it?"
Li Qingyi looked at Changning: "Good girl, your opportunity to make a meritorious deed has come again."
Yesterday, Chang Ning went to Dali Temple to listen to the excitement. When he went back to tell Li Qingyi, he was given a small merit. Chang Ning was very satisfied and decided to be more diligent.
She responded: "Yes, I will go right away. I will definitely help the girl find out everything!"
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Princess Rongling frowned, "Who is outside?"
Hearing her question, a girl's voice came, "Princess, I have something to report..."
Princess Rongling heard that the person speaking was Lan Xin, so she raised her voice and called her in.
Chang Ning glanced at Lan Xin, sidestepped her, and went out in a hurry.
Lan Xin's face was haggard and her eyes were swollen. When she saw Princess Rongling, she knelt down and offered something with both hands, "Princess, my servants found this in the bucket of night incense..."
Princess Rongling had just heard Li Qingyi's guess and immediately thought of something. She stepped forward and took a look. On the silk handkerchief spread out in Lan Xin's hand, there was a emerald-colored, exquisitely styled silk handkerchief.
"This is Lutao's stuff!"
Because of her name, Lu Tao usually wears green and blue clothes and accessories. Other girls consciously avoid this color because they are afraid of her or dislike her.
Of course, this is not absolute. It is impossible for everyone in the house not to wear green things, but this bra is a bit special. It was specially made by Lan Xin for Lu Tao when she was born last year. The style is exquisite and complicated, and it takes two days. It took three days of work to compile it, and she was the only one in the house who could do it.
Lan Xin's eyes filled with tears: "Yes, this is the knot that the slave gave Lu Tao with her own hands. Presumably Lu Tao took the opportunity to leave the house by letting the servants pour Ye Xiang."
Princess Rongling did not tell anyone that she recognized Lu Tao's body in Dali Temple, and no one in the house knew that Lu Tao was dead.
Therefore, the presence of this thing in the night incense barrel means that Lu Tao consciously wanted to escape from the house, and her charge of absconding in fear of crime was confirmed.
Li Qingyi looked at Lan Xin, who was looking embarrassed, "It seems that you have a good relationship with Lu Tao."
Lan Xin wiped away her tears and replied: "Yes, among the girls around the princess, the slaves and Lu Tao have spent the longest time together. The two of us live together again, and we love each other as sisters. She did something like this This servant feels very uncomfortable."
Lan Xin's eyes were all red and he couldn't sleep well for several days.
Li Qingyi didn't ask any more questions, and Princess Rongling waved her down.
"It seems that your guess is correct. The green peach was indeed hidden in the night incense barrel and transported out of the house."
Li Qingyi looked at Na Luozi thoughtfully, "Is this Lan Xin also the eldest girl next to my aunt?"
Princess Rongling nodded, "After I married into the Yongping Marquis Mansion, the eldest girls around me also pointed out the stewards in the mansion and became steward ladies, so I promoted Lu Tao and Lan Xin to come up, one of them was solemn and the other was solemn. He is friendly and manages everything in the yard in an orderly manner, so I rarely need to worry about him."
Li Qingyi said: "It seems that Lan Xin is very popular."
Princess Rongling looked at her in surprise: "How do you know?"
"Lu Tao has a strong and cold temperament, but Lan Xin is friendly and easy to get along with. When the two of them control their servants, one must be a bad person and the other a good person. Of course, the good person is more popular. The more they are afraid of hating Lu Tao. , the closer I get to Lan Xin, I feel good about her."
