"You disappoint me so much." Yinzhen looked firmly at Ling Ruo, with unspeakable pain inside. Now that all the evidence pointed to Ling Ruo, he couldn't help but not believe it.
"I really don't have a concubine." Ling Ruo shook her head feebly. She knew that Yinzhen was a suspicious person, and she would be suspicious of her in this situation. But when she heard it from him, she still couldn't help but feel heartbroken and burst into tears.
Then it fell down and merged into the vast night.
Her tears fell because of Yinzhen, but it made Rong Yuan heartbroken. He and Ling Ruo were childhood sweethearts. They knew his temperament well and would never do such a vicious thing. Someone was clearly framed. She must have been framed during this year.
Life in Baylor Mansion was not easy. Thinking of this, he clenched his hands tightly into fists under his sleeves. Only in this way could he not show any strange color.
Nian stroked her sleeves, which were rich with flowers and brocade, and she could not hide the look on her face, "The evidence of the crime is conclusive, Ling Fujin, no matter how much you deny it, it is useless. Murdering the heirs of the royal family is a serious crime, and it should be dealt with according to the laws of the clan."
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"Master Beile, think twice!" Nala said hurriedly: "There are still many doubts about what happened today, not to mention catching a thief and taking the stolen goods. The safflower used for drugging has not been found, and there is no direct evidence that Niu Hulu was in the almond tea.
As for drugging, everything should wait until the investigation is complete, so as not to wrongly accuse a good person."
"What my direct descendant Fujin said is true. Let's talk about this matter slowly for now." Mrs. Li also echoed at the side.
What kind of place is the Zongren Mansion? It claims to be in charge of the royal family's government. With the crimes listed on Ling Ruo at the moment, once he goes in, there is no way he can come out alive even if he doesn't die.
"If she really has a clear conscience, why would she make up a promise made by ghosts and gods to deceive everyone? She clearly has a ghost in her heart. Even the hairpin that fell off is nonsense. As for the red flower..." Nian sneered and opened the plump red flower.
A cold sneer came out of his lips, "Also
We have achieved our goal, how could we be so stupid to stay and let others find out." She has been dissatisfied with Ling Ruo for a long time, and the past incident with the pompom has always been a thorn in her throat, not to mention that Yinzhen's attitude towards Ling Ruo has always been ambiguous.
Now that I finally had this opportunity, I couldn't let it go.
Yinzhen had never spoken a word, and there was an extremely complicated look on his usually stern face. If it were another woman, he might have sent her to the clan mansion. But that was Ling Ruo. Among all the Fujins, Gege was the only one who gained his trust.
Did Ling Ruo really want to leave no room for the truth with him? He never thought that one day he would be so hesitant for a woman other than Mei'er, completely unlike his usual self.
"As expected, my sister is still here." Just as Yinzhen was hesitating, a voice suddenly sounded out, and she saw Wen Ruyan, wearing a blue lotus root silk beaded dress, walking from a distance. She was overjoyed at first, and waited to see
When Yinzhen and others were there and looking towards him, he was slightly startled and then quickly walked a few steps forward to greet him.
"Where have you been?" Yinzhen frowned slightly. Before Ye Xiu's accident, everyone was so busy that he didn't even notice whether Wen Ruyan was there.
Seeing her unkind look, Wen Ruyan answered cautiously, "I accidentally spilled wine on my skirt when I was watching a play just now. In order to avoid losing my etiquette, I went back and changed my clothes. I picked up a hairpin when I passed by the kitchen on my way back.
"I recognized that it was a gift from Lord Beile, so I brought it back to my sister." As she said that, she took out a golden hairpin made of seven-color gemstones from her sleeve, which was the seven-treasure exquisite hairpin.
Ling Ruo was most surprised when she saw this hairpin. She threw it away with her own hands so that she could have an excuse to look for it if asked. However, Gualjia's counterattack made things beyond her control.
As expected, this trick also becomes useless.
She didn't expect to be picked up by Wen Ruyan by such a chance, and she took it out at this time. Although she still couldn't prove her innocence, it at least proved that what she said before was not a panic.
Did she want to help herself? She had been deliberately cold and distant these days. She and Wen Ruyan had not walked together for a long time. Not to mention they were strangers, but they were almost there. She never expected that she would stand up at this time. Could it be that she would stand up at this time?
Doesn't she blame herself? Her heart is indescribably complicated.
Nian didn't believe her story, and just as he was about to question it, Rong Yuan, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said, "Actually, it's not difficult for Mr. Beile to know who planted the red flowers in the tea."
These words cheered up everyone, especially Yinzhen, who hurriedly asked what method could be used. Rong Yuan cupped his hands and said: "It's just that the skin of anyone who has touched the safflower will be stained with a little red. It's not visible normally, but as long as it is used
Dip your hands in salt water, and the red color will appear clearly. This matter is recorded in ancient medical books, and not many people know about it. I guess the person who administered the medicine is not so knowledgeable and can remember it well. Lord Baylor will know it once he tries it."
"Come here, get some water!" At this moment, without any hesitation, Yinzhen immediately asked for some water. There was always a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that Ling Ruo was not the culprit and that everything was wrong with him.
After the water came, Ling Ruo was the first to put his hand in. At that moment, Yinzhen felt that his breath was suffocated. When he saw that Ling Ruo's hands were clean and still without a trace of red, he slowly let out the words he had been holding in his chest for a long time.
A breath of turbidity.
Fortunately it's not her...
After Ling Ruo, the Nala family, the Nian family, the Li family, the Guarjia family, and others reached into the basin one by one, and there was no abnormality. Then came the servants. They are the key point. As the master, the medicine is
I don't do the work myself, I often let my servants do it.
When the copper basin reached Xiaosi, the apprentice who followed Li Zhong, he looked panicked and refused to put his hand into the salt water. He screamed and ran away after Li Zhong repeatedly urged him.
His behavior undoubtedly revealed everything. There was no need to ask any more questions. He must have let the red flower go. He almost doubted everyone, including Li Zhong, but they did not expect that it would be the inconspicuous boy next to Li Zhong.
Without Yinzhen's orders, Gou'er and Zhou Yong immediately chased Xiaosi the moment he moved. Before he could run very far, they grabbed hold of him and twisted him before Yinzhen.
Rong Yuan glanced at him, and gently stroked the water in the copper basin with his clean fingers. The water surface that originally reflected the bright moon in the sky rippled because of him, "The red flowers will not leave any traces on your hands at all.
It was you who betrayed yourself."
This person almost caused Ling Ruo to suffer unjust injustice, and there was far no sympathy for him.
Yinzhen kicked him and shouted angrily: "Tell me, who ordered you to drug the two Fujins?" Xiaosi is just a boy. It is impossible for him to murder the two legitimately favored Fujins for no reason. There must be someone behind him.
There is a master messenger, and this person is most likely instructing Xiao Si to take the drug out of jealousy.
When women are together, there will inevitably be competition for favor and love. Yinzhen knows this very well. Many times he turns a blind eye and lets them go, but this time it is obvious that the bottom line he has drawn has been crossed. He vows to do it.
Uncover the mastermind behind Xiaosi.
"Slave... I don't know, I don't know anything." Xiao Si was kneeling on the ground with a pale face and shivering, regretting that he had not calmed down just now and actually listened to the doctor's lies, but now it's too late to say anything.
Nala frowned and said angrily: "If you surrender the messenger of the Lord, you still have a chance to survive, otherwise you will definitely die."
Although Xiaosi had a low life, he didn't want to die. He kowtowed "bang bang" and told everything he knew in one go, "I like gambling. I owed a lot of debt to someone a few days ago. They
He threatened to chop off the slave's hand if he didn't come out. The slave was very scared and didn't know what to do.
, someone threw a bag of silver and a bag of safflower to the slave, saying that as long as the slave mixed the water boiled from the safflower into the tea that the master used to make almond tea that night when the Qingyin Pavilion opened, the silver would be
It belongs to the slave. The package of silver contained a hundred taels, so the slave was fascinated and agreed to her."
"Who gave you the red flower?" Not only Nala, but Nian and others were also nervously waiting for Xiaosi's answer. Unexpectedly, Xiaosi shook his head and said: "It was night and she was covered.
The slave can't recognize his face. As for the money left after paying off the gambling debt, there are still three
Twelve, I hid under the bed." At this point, he climbed up to Yinzhen and slapped himself in the face hard and begged: "I was obsessed and made a huge mistake, and I know it! I beg Lord Beile to have mercy and forgive me.
This slave’s life is like a dog’s, please have mercy on me!”
Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Yinzhen lowered his head and sneered: "You can murder your master for a mere one hundred taels of silver. What use do you have for such a slave?" He turned to the dog and said: "Drag him out and beat him.
Keep an eye on me carefully and don’t come back until I’m beaten to death.”
"Cha!" Gou'er took the order and together with Zhou Yong dragged the frightened Xiaosi out. Soon, a wailing sound came from outside. It was very loud at first, but then gradually became lower until there was no sound at all.
Although Xiao Si was responsible for all this, Ling Ruo still felt quite uncomfortable seeing a living life disappear in front of her eyes.