The showers have begun to subside, and the sky has become extremely blue.
The sunlight passed through the clouds and shone through the window into the study, making the study immediately brighter.
Zhou Jin and Su Zhou's spirits were also lifted, but not because of the gentle sunshine, but because of Su Shi's words.
When the sun shone in, Su Shizheng said calmly: "Although the death of the prince seems very mysterious and incredible, and I can't explain the cause of the prince's death for the time being, in this matter, the other party's plan is not perfect. So it’s not impossible to pursue it further.”
This sentence not only lifted the spirits of Zhou Jin and Su Zhou, but also made them ecstatic.
They have been pursuing it for ten years, and although it cannot be said that they have found nothing, they have found very few clues, and they are completely incomprehensible and incomprehensible.
However, Su Shi just listened to their narratives and not only discovered the other party's flaws, but also had a direction to pursue.
Surprised, they couldn't help but look at Su Shi, as if they wanted to split his head open and find out what was in his head.
"How should we continue to investigate?" Su Zhou finally couldn't help but ask.
Su Shi said slowly: "If the prince was really murdered to death, judging from the prince's abnormal behavior during that period, he should have been alert and knew that the other party would take action on the twenty-ninth day of the winter lunar month."
"Then how did the other party start? Why can't so many imperial doctors find anything suspicious?" Su Zhou asked.
"Don't ask me?" Su Shi smiled: "Because I don't know either."
Then he continued: "I said that any perfect plan will inevitably reveal flaws as long as the chess pieces move. I believe that in the case of the sudden death of the prince, the opponent's flaws must lie in the dead person."
Speaking of this, Su Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But ten years have passed since this incident, and those people have long been reduced to withered bones, so there is no point in pursuing it any further."
There was a hint of disappointment on Zhou Jin's face, but she did not interrupt Su Shi's words because she knew there would be more to it.
Su Shi did not follow them in circles and continued: "But there is another matter that can be investigated, and a breakthrough should be found through this matter."
"What's up?"
"It's the haunting of the Red Plum Pavilion." Before they could ask, Su Shi asked, "In your opinion, does the haunting of the Red Plum Pavilion have anything to do with the cause of the prince's death?"
"Absolutely." Su Zhou replied affirmatively.
"Why?"
Su Yiyi was speechless for a moment. Although he intuitively believed that the two were necessarily connected, he had no clue how to connect the two things together.
Su Shi said slowly: "If there is no problem with my analysis just now, since the prince has been alert for a long time, what will he do at this time?"
"Of course I will report it to my father, and then catch the person who wants to assassinate him."
Su Shi asked again: "Then why didn't he do that?"
Zhou Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Su Shi sighed: "I guess the prince must have a reason why he can't tell the emperor. As for the reason, I don't know, so don't ask me."
This sentence was said as if it was not said, but Su Shi followed up by saying, "But the prince will definitely leave some clues, and these clues are most likely to be in the Hongmei Pavilion. In this way, many things can be explained."
At this time, he suddenly asked Zhou Jin: "Huiniang was put under house arrest in Hongmei Pavilion. Was it her own initiative or was it arranged by your father?"
Zhou Jin raised her eyebrows, her eyes lit up like paint, and couldn't help but say: "You mean, if Huiniang brought it up herself, then she would most likely know that the prince left clues in the Red Plum Pavilion. "
"It is indeed possible."
"But what if my father arranged it?"
Su Shi said: "Then Hui Niang most likely discovered something during her house arrest."
Zhou Jin suddenly shook his head and said: "No, if Hui Niang really found evidence about the cause of the prince's death, why didn't she report it directly to the father and let others investigate thoroughly."
Su Shi rubbed his forehead and said, "We need to figure out another thing here. Did Huiniang really commit suicide?"
Hearing these words, Zhou Jin and Su Zhou couldn't help being surprised.
After the shock, Zhou Jin murmured: "Do you think Huiniang was also killed?"
"I just said it was possible." At this time, he suddenly thought of something and asked: "Have the secret guards checked the matter about the prince and Huiniang?"
"What to verify?" Zhou Jin was a little confused.
Seeing Zhou Jin's puzzled expression, Su Shi sighed, "That's it."
Zhou Jin also reacted at this time, shook his head slightly, and said: "It is against etiquette for the prince and the palace maid to fall in love, so how dare the secret guards investigate."
"Have the secret guards investigated Huiniang's death?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because the secret guard was the first to discover Huiniang's body. At that time, he carefully inspected Huiniang's body and the scene and found nothing suspicious, so he came to the conclusion that she committed suicide."
Su Shi pondered: "And this conclusion is also very reasonable."
When her lover passed away, Hui Niang couldn't bear the pain of missing her, so she voluntarily followed her beloved. This conclusion seemed reasonable and reasonable to anyone, and they even lamented Hui Niang's loyalty.
Su Zhou couldn't help but ask: "Why do you suspect that Huiniang was murdered?"
"Because if Huiniang was murdered to death, it means that the clues she traced made the other party feel threatened, so she had to kill her."
Su Zhou asked again: "How did those people know that Hui Niang discovered the clues left by the prince?"
Su Shi replied: "It means that Huiniang has been under the surveillance of the other party since she was placed under house arrest in Hongmei Pavilion. At the same time, Huiniang should also be aware of it, so she left the handkerchief as a clue."
However, Zhou Jin still felt that there was something wrong with Su Shi's inference.
"Since Hui Niang thought of leaving the clue on the handkerchief, why didn't she report it directly to Father?"
"Is it possible that by that time she will no longer be able to deliver any news?"
"Impossible." Zhou Jin said flatly: "Although Huiniang cannot go out, her father also sent seven or eight eunuchs and maids to serve her. She can definitely ask these eunuchs to send messages to her father."
At this point, her face suddenly turned pale, and then she looked at Su Shi in horror, unable to speak for a long time.
Not only her, but also Su Zhou felt extremely horrified, as if huge waves were rushing towards him.
They simply could not imagine that Su Shi's speculation was so bold.
Su Zhou took a deep breath to suppress the horror in his heart.
"You mean those seven or eight eunuchs and maids are also the other party's people."
Su Shi shook his head slightly and said, "Not all of them, but there are always two or three."
Zhou Jin blurted out: "Why?"
"If all of them were the other party's people, that handkerchief would not appear in front of you. This also explains why Huiniang took three months to embroider the handkerchief that originally only took a few days to embroider."
"Why?"
"If a person does the same thing every day for three months in a row, will it attract others' attention?"
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"Since it will attract other people's attention, these people must be deeply impressed by this matter."
Zhou Jin suddenly understood, and she continued: "So the maids and eunuchs in the Hongmei Pavilion all know that Hui Niang has embroidered a handkerchief. In this way, even if Hui Niang is killed, they dare not destroy the handkerchief."
"No one would care about a handkerchief, but this handkerchief has attracted everyone's attention, so even if the other party knows that Huiniang left clues on the handkerchief, they will not dare to destroy it. Because once they destroy this handkerchief , will definitely arouse others’ suspicion.”
At this time, Su Zhou let out a sigh of relief. Although the above were Su Shi's speculations, his speculations were reasonable and had given them a direction to investigate.
Zhou Jin said thoughtfully: "The inference you just made is based on the fact that Yu Huiniang was murdered. But if Huiniang really committed suicide, wouldn't your inference become a castle in the air?"
