Qin Shaoyou told Qin Qiaoer what happened to Lao Zhangtou and Zhang Xiaoni, including all the situations he found out and his guesses.
Although Qin Shaoyou did not give evidence of stone hammer, based on the information and clues he had obtained, Qin Qiaoer came to the same guess as Qin Shaoyou after some thinking and analysis.
There is indeed a high possibility that Zhang Xiaoni is a prince living in exile!
While Qin Qiaoer was dumbfounded, she sighed: "I originally thought that the patrol censor Liu Shuyuan was ambushed because he found out that the Prince of the Corpse King had turned into a zombie, and that the Prince of Shu's palace was colluding with demons and even the Black Lotus Sect... Now it seems that what Liu Yushi discovered may be far bigger than these!"
Qin Shaoyou nodded.
If Zhang Xiaoni is really a prince, then he is the only prince alive. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the foundation of the country. His importance to the Great Xia Dynasty is indeed great.
It is a pity that after Zuo Qianhu brought Liu Shuyuan back to Yizhou Town Demon Division, although he tried his best, he was never able to wake him up, so he could not confirm that Lao Zhangtou and Zhang Xiaoni were from Liu Yushi's mouth. identity of.
However, Qin Qiaoer had spent time in the Demon Division in the capital city and had more information than Qin Shaoyou. After sighing for a few words, she remembered something.
"You just said that Lao Zhangtou brought his granddaughter to Mianyuan County four years ago?"
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Qin Shaoyou nodded, and seeing Qin Qiaoer thoughtful, he asked, "Sixth sister, do you know something?"
Qin Qiaoer really remembered something and said slowly: "Four years ago, a great eunuch named Qin Lin suddenly disappeared in the palace. That Qin Lin was the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, although her status was not as good as that of Palm Print Eunuchs and eunuchs Bingbi can also participate in the criticism.
The inexplicable disappearance of such a great eunuch made His Majesty extremely angry, thinking that a demon or traitor had sneaked into the palace to cause trouble. On the one hand, the defense in the palace was rectified, and on the other hand, various government offices were ordered to launch investigations. Our Demon Suppression Department was also one of the government offices participating in the investigation.
However, after checking again and again, each department and government office only felt that there were many doubts, but they were still unable to find out the results.
Because of this matter, the commander and the chief officials of various departments such as the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all punished and demoted..."
Qin Shaoyou instantly understood what Sixth Sister meant.
"Do you suspect that Old Zhangtou is the eunuch named Qin Lin?"
Qin Qiaoer nodded and said: "Then Qin Lin has been in the palace since she was a child. Because she is talented and intelligent, she also received education in the inner study hall.
The people who teach in the inner library are either important officials in the court or famous Confucian scholars. Under the guidance of these people, it is not surprising at all that Qin Lin will have the cultivation of a great scholar.
Moreover, the classic that Qin Lin is studying is none other than Shangshu! "
Qin Shaoyou touched his chin and pondered: "From this point of view, the possibility that Qin Lin is Lao Zhangtou is indeed very high. But four years ago, was there a prince born in the palace?"
"This is not clear. We have to check the relevant palace files to find out. And maybe, there is no record in the files at all.
If it was really Qin Lin who wanted to take the prince out of the palace secretly, he would naturally not allow relevant records to exist. "
Qin Qiaoer started thinking and quickly analyzed: "Let's assume that Zhang Xiaoni is really the prince, and Qin Lin took him out of the palace, most likely to avoid his premature death...
Those princes in the past were either stillborn or did not survive three to five months.
As for the reason for the sudden death of the prince, there were different opinions inside and outside the court. Some said that there were monsters in the palace, and some said that there was a curse.
We, the people from the Demon Suppression Department, once conducted a strict inspection in the palace and found no demons. The palace also asked the mage Gao Dao to do some magic to drive away the evil spirits, but it still didn't work.
That's why everyone accepts the idea that erysipelas is accumulated and passed on to children, causing them to become poisonous and die suddenly after birth.
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But there are many aspects of this statement that are untenable. For example, all those who died suddenly were princes, but the princess will be fine, etc..."
Qin Shaoyou followed the sixth sister's words and said: "If Zhang Xiaoni is really the prince, then he did not die suddenly after leaving the palace, and he even lived to be four or five years old. Does this mean that the prince's death was not caused by erysipelas or a curse? Or some other accident, but man-made?
Even if it was an accident, it was a man-made accident!
And Qin Lin and the prince's biological mother knew some inside information, so they secretly took Zhang Xiaoni out of the palace and raised her anonymously among the people in order to preserve the royal bloodline? "
Qin Qiaoer nodded and said, "I think so too."
But Qin Shaoyou continued to touch his chin and pondered: "Since Qin Lin and the prince's biological mother knew the inside story, why didn't they tell His Majesty?"
Qin Qiaoer thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's too late, maybe His Majesty has eyes and ears around him, maybe... His Majesty knows."
Qin Shaoyou knew that the sixth sister's words "Your Majesty knows" included two possibilities.
One possibility is that Emperor Jianwu knew that Qin Lin was secretly taking the prince away to raise him; another possibility is that Emperor Jianwu knew the real reason why his prince died!
Perhaps there is a third possibility, which is that Emperor Jianwu not only knew the real reason for the prince's death, but also knew that Qin Lin wanted to take him away and raise him...
In this way, Emperor Jianwu's reactions of rage, investigation, punishment, etc. were just acting.
But why is he acting? Who are you acting for? And why not find out the murderer behind the scenes?
Just as Qin Shaoyou was thinking about it, Qin Qiaoer asked again: "Where are Zhang Xiaoni and Lao Zhangtou now?"
"I don't know. According to the clues we obtained before, they should have gone to Guankou County. I asked several Taoist priests from Yuhuangguan to help release Gu insects, paper figurines and other things, and search for them in Guankou County But before I came to Jincheng, I had not found them."
After a pause, Qin Shaoyou added: "The Black Lotus Sect also sent people to Guankou County to search for their whereabouts."
"Guankou County?"
Qin Qiaoer muttered something, and immediately walked out of the lingering smoke, walked out of the lobby enshrining the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu!"
A moment later, a burly envoy in red clothes heard the sound and came over, bowed and saluted: "Commander, you called me?"
Qin Shaoyou recognized the red-clothed envoy. He was the one who was guarding the door of Zuo Qianhu's mission room in the evening.
He is also one of the people who aspires to be his brother-in-law.
Qin Qiaoer ordered: "Take a few people to sort out the equipment and horses, and prepare to go out with me."
"Going out?" Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Over there with the King of Shu..."
"The King of Shu has Zuo Qianhu watching over him. Nothing will happen." Qin Qiao'er said. After a pause, he then ordered: "Let Zhang Chao take a few people to stay, follow Zuo Qianhu's command, and keep an eye on the King of Shu. Don't worry." Something went wrong.”
"Yes!" Zhang Yu nodded in response. He didn't ask Qin Qiaoer why she made such an arrangement, nor where she was going. She just turned around and followed the order.
Qin Qiaoer didn't say much. After giving the instructions, he turned around and returned to the lobby where the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch was enshrined, returning to the lingering smoke.
This smoke only blocked the sounds in the lobby from being transmitted outside, but the sounds from outside came in without missing a beat.
Qin Shaoyou heard it clearly, so after Qin Qiaoer entered the smoke, he immediately asked: "Sixth sister, are you planning to go to Guankou County to search for Lao Zhangtou and Zhang Xiaoni?"
