After Qin Zongliang finished burning the letter, he leaned on the back of his chair and raised his head slightly:
"Dare to hold a wedding banquet in the Duke's palace, she is undoubtedly seeking death. If she is not already dead, how could she dare to gain this chance of survival?"
Xue Ren: "Half an hour after taking her into the house, she died of poison. I think she took the poison before coming. Unfortunately, the time was too short. She died after settling the guests. No questions were asked from her mouth. , the child also disappeared."
"Although there are many guests, if you want to take a child out of the house without being seen, you must have something to hide it. Can you find out the clues?"
"In the past few days, I have examined all the servants in the mansion individually. There were more than ten people who carried things out of the mansion. After checking them one by one, only Qin Fu, the son of the housekeeper, could not match up. He insisted that he had not mentioned anything When things left the house, several servants testified for him. But the guards at the door all said that they saw him leaving the house carrying a food box, but they couldn't remember when he came back."
"Where is he now?"
"Together with several servants who testified against him, they were kept alone in a side courtyard and not allowed to be seen by anyone."
Qin Zongliang took Xue Ren to the side courtyard and examined them one by one in person.
Half an hour later, Qin Zongliang came out of the side courtyard, wiped the blood on his hands with a handkerchief, and said indifferently:
"It's not like lying and asking the government doctor to come and treat Qin Fu. After all, Butler Qin has done his duty in the government for so many years, so it's not like he should be disappointed. As for the others, save them if you can, and deal with them if you can't."
After Xue Ren agreed, Qin Zongliang said again:
"Let the spies out and pay more attention to people who look like Qin Fu in Kyoto."
"yes."
"Where is Chu Chengyao now?"
"The second prince made an appointment with the fourth prince, the young master and the young lady of the Lin family to ride horses out of the city. After hearing the news, the two young generals from the Gu family went with them, and Miss Feng from the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was also among them."
Qin Zongliang slowly wiped his hands and handed the bloody handkerchief to Xue Ren:
"He's quite comfortable."
"The Queen Mother has recovered from her illness. The second prince went out to ride horses in the city, so he will not suffer any infamy. What's more, the fourth prince is also among them."
Qin Zongliang sneered: "He and Concubine Rou have always done things without leaving any clues, only leaving virtuous names. This time the Queen Mother fell ill, and Concubine Rou took her clothes to the longevity palace for many days. It was not until the eldest princess came back that Concubine Rou returned to Cuiwei Palace. The Queen Mother also fell ill, and the imperial doctor said she was overworked, so the rewards from the Queen Mother and Your Majesty flowed into Cuiwei Palace like flowing water."
Xue Ren: "Your Majesty, since you know that this matter is closely related to the second prince, what should you do?"
"Many people have been staring at the Duke's Mansion recently. Responding to Chu Chengyao at this time is too eye-catching. Before the prince ascended the throne, he would tolerate everything he could. Send people to watch him to death and find out everyone who has anything to do with him. . Let him live happily first, and then we can slowly settle things with him after this incident is over."
After returning to the study, Qin Zongliang took out a stack of banknotes from the box and put them in an envelope.
"Send this to Shilang Qiu. Go and deliver it in person. Don't let anyone from the Ministry of Punishment or Chu Chengyao see it."
Just as Xue Ren was about to go out, Qin Zongliang suddenly said:
"That child is still in his infancy, so he definitely does not belong to a female prisoner... Let's go and check. Has anyone lost a child in the past few days?"
The outskirts of Tai'an.
Lin Jinyan, Lin Wanrong, and Feng Siyao rode in the same carriage and staggered for an hour to the fourth prince's racecourse.
The weather is getting cooler, the mottled fallen leaves on the ground and the chirping of jungle birds add to the wild charm.
Everyone got out of the car and dismounted, and the servants guarding the racecourse came up to meet them and led them inside.
(End of chapter)
